QV 76
Princess Merytra (II)*
Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, and view of visitors shelter at QV66 and grotto in background.
About
About
QV 76 is a single chamber shaft tomb on the north side of the main Wadi, adjacent to the paved path. The entrance to the tomb is filled with large boulders and debris and was not accessible to the GCI assessment team in 2006-2008. The tomb is attributed to Merytra, an 18th Dynasty princess.
Elizabeth Thomas stated that little was left to be learned from the tomb, though it is unclear whether she visited and she does not mention its attribution. The tomb was last cleared by the Franco-Egyptian team in 1987. Archaeological material recovered at that time indicates that the tomb was first used in the 18th Dynasty and then was re-used again during the 21st/22nd Dynasty and the Roman period.
Noteworthy features:
QV 76 is an undecorated single chamber shaft tomb attributed to Princess Merytra.
Site History
Archaeological material recovered at that time indicates that the tomb was first used in the 18th Dynasty and then was re-used again during the 21st/22nd Dynasty and the Roman period.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
Exploration
Conservation
Site Condition
The tomb was not accessible to the GCI-SCA team in 2006-2008, therefore no condition information was recorded. This tomb is, however, close to the main drainage and in the flood path.
Hieroglyphs
Princess Merytra
King's Daughter, Merytra
sAt-nswt mrt-ra
View of the main wadi and entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, and QV83.
View of main wadi and entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, QV79, and QV83.
Entrances of QV76, QV77, QV78, QV79, QV83 and view of grotto and visitors shelter at QV66.
Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, and QV79. View of visitors shelter at QV66 and grotto in background.
Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, and view of visitors shelter at QV66 and grotto in background.
Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, and view of visitors shelter and main path with bridge to QV66 and QV80.
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.
View of the northeastern side of the main wadi. Entrances to QV76, QV77, QV78, QV79, and QV80
Shaft entrance to QV 76. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 76. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 76. © 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
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