QV 4
Anonymous
Entryway A
See entire tombA shaft entrance with a modern masonry surround and metal grill provides access to the tomb.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View up shaft entrance. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
New shaft entrance cover with masonry surround and metal grill. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Chamber B
See entire tombA large rough undecorated chamber situated south of the shaft (A). There is a break in the southern wall, and the ceiling and wall on the west of the chamber have collapsed.
View of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View of chamber B with debris build up on floor. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
View of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of shale in Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of debris built up on the floor of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of shale in Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Chamber C
See entire tombLarger rough, northerly chamber located directly under the paved visitor path.
About
About
QV 4 is located just south of the paved visitor path in the main valley, and as of February 2010, has been reburied. The tomb comprises of a shaft entrance (A) and two chambers on different axis, a northerly chamber (C) located under the paved visitor path and a southerly chamber (B) to the path's south.
Site History
The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
Exploration
Conservation
Conservation History
The tomb was reburied by the SCA in February 2010.
Site Condition
Following an assessment by the GCI-SCA in December 2009, the shaft, chamber walls, and ceiling were judged to be stable, provided that the tomb remains dry. Dried, cracked mud on the floor of chamber (B) indicates past flooding. The rock in the tomb, particularly the shale, has disintegrated due to flooding and associated swelling and shrinking. Prior to 1995, the paved road above the tomb was used for vehicle access to the site and it is possible that vibrations from passing cars and buses contributed to structural instability within the tomb. Following reburial of the tomb, the threat from flooding is partially mitigated, though no information is available about the type of fill material used by the SCA.
Entrances of QV2, QV4, QV5, QV6, and QV81.
Entrances of QV2, QV4, QV5, QV6, and QV81. View of old electricity building in background and southeastern slope of the valley with tomb entrances.
Entrances of QV2, QV4, QV5, QV6, and QV81. View of old electricity building in background and south eastern slope of the valley with tomb entrances.
General view of the main wadi, old electricity building, and entrances to QV4, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, QV12, and QV14.
Entrances of QV3, QV4, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV81. View of security check at entrance to QV and shrine to Ptah and Meretseger in background.
View up the main wadi. Entrances of QV3, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, QV12, and QV14 on the left. Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, QV79, QV81, and QV83 on the right.
Southeastern side of the main wadi with entrances to QV3, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, QV12, QV13, and QV81.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 4. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View up shaft entrance. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
View of chamber B with debris build up on floor. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities
View of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of shale in Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of debris built up on the floor of Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Detail of shale in Chamber B. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
New shaft entrance cover with masonry surround and metal grill. © 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.
