QV 83
Anonymous
Entryway A
See entire tombThe shaft entrance has a modern, cemented masonry surround with a metal grill.
Entrance to QV83.
Entrance to QV83.
Entrance to QV83 and new electricity building and WC in background.
Shaft entrance of QV 83. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Chamber B
See entire tombA very small, quite roughly cut undecorated chamber leading from the shaft (A). It is believed to be unfinished due to its tiny size, especially compared to shaft-adjacent chambers in other QV tombs.
About
About
QV 83 is a small tomb on the north side of the main Wadi, adjacent to the paved path and just east of the bridge that leads to QV 66. The tomb seems to be incomplete, as the shaft leads to a small, roughly hewn chamber unlike others in the Valley. The shaft entrance has a modern, cemented masonry surround
with a metal grill.
Site History
The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty and it is not certain whether it was completed or left unfinished.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
Exploration
Conservation
Site Condition
The small chamber and shaft were partially filled with trash at the time of of the GCI-SCA assessment. According to the GCI-SCA, the rock of the small tomb seems stable with no apparent surface deterioration or large fractures. This tomb does, however, lie adjacent to the main flood path and is susceptible to flooding.
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.
Area of Entrances to QV67, QV68, QV69, QV70, QV71, QV72, QV73, QV74, QV75, QV82, QV83, QV96, QVU1, and QVU2. Bridge and signage for QV66 in foreground.
Entrance to QV83.
Entrance to QV83.
Bridge leading to QV66, with entrances to QV72, QV73, QV74, QV75, QV82, QV83, and QV96 in background.
Entrance to QV83 and new electricity building and WC 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.
Entrances to QV75 and QV83 with new electricity building and WC in background.
QV49 and QV50 in the foreground with the southeastern side of the main wadi, southern branch, and entrance to the QV in the background.
Shaft entrance of QV 83. © 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.
