QV 29
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About
About
QV 29 is located on the south side of the main Wadi, upslope from the paved pathway and retaining wall. The entrance is adjacent to the footpath up the mountain. The tomb has a single chamber accessed by a large open shaft and part of the ceiling of the single chamber had collapsed. It has been dated to the 18th Dynasty and is undecorated.
Site History
The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
Exploration
Conservation
Site Condition
The tomb is cut into friable shale and has a shallow overburden, which includes the footpath. The shaft opening shows signs of erosion and has the appearance of an irregular hole. Fractured rock is present throughout the chamber and small amounts of fallen rock are visible on the ground. The poor quality of the rock into which the tomb is cut is a principal factor in its deterioration. Susceptibility to upslope runoff and erosion from the footpath has also contributed to shaft erosion and exacerbated rock fracture. Given the poor condition of the tomb overall and, in particular, the shaft and its opening, the GCI-SCA has recommended that the tomb be reburied to protect it against flooding.
Retaining wall of QV49 in foreground. Entrances to QV21, QV22, QV23, QV24, QV25, QV26, QV27, QV29, and old electricity building in background.
Entrance to QV48, QV30, QV32, QV31, QV29, and QV33.
Area of entrances to QV27 and QV29. Part of retaining wall to QV30 on the right.
Entrances to QV30 and QV31. Area of entrance to QV29 (depression).
Entrance to QV29 and QV27
Entrances to QV27 and QV29
Entrance to QV29
QV49 and QV50 in the foreground with the southeastern side of the main wadi, southern branch, and entrance to the QV in the background.
Southeastern side of the main wadi with a view of the southern branch. Entrances to QV29, QV30, QV31, QV32, QV33, QV45, QV46, QV47, and QV48
Southeastern side of the main wadi with entrances to QV26, QV27, and QV29 on the right and QV30, QV31, QV32, QV33, QV46, and QV47 on the left
Shaft entrance of QV 29. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View of collapsed shaft entrance and chamber. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Articles
Tomb Numbering Systems in the Valley of the Queens and the Western Wadis
Geography and Geology of the Valley of the Queens and Western Wadis
Bibliography
Demas, Martha and Neville Agnew (eds). Valley of the Queens. Assessment Report. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute, 2012, 2016. Two vols.
Leblanc, Christian. Ta set nefrou: une nécropole de Thèbes-ouest et son histoire, 1: géographie- toponymie: historique de l'exploration scientifique du site. Cairo: Nubar Printing House, 1989.
Wilkinson, J. Gardner. Wilkinson MSS: [Egypt and Nubia between 1821-1831 and 1841- 42, 1848-9 and 1855]. Private Collection of Mrs. Godfrey Mosley, on loan to The Griffth Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1821-1855.
