QV 5
Anonymous
Entryway A
See entire tombA shallow shaft partially filled with debris. The shaft entrance has a masonry surround with a metal grid.
Entrance to QV5
Shaft entrance to QV 5. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 5. © 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.
About
About
QV 5 is located on the south side of the main Wadi, a few meters from the edge of the paved path. The tomb comprises of a shallow shaft (A) and is partially filled with debris. The owner of the tomb is unknown.
Elizabeth Thomas recorded that QV 3, QV 5, and QV 6 were all interconnected, though no evidence of this can be seen today. She also noted ceiling rock fall in QV 5 and the absence of any objects.
Site History
The tomb was constructed in the 18th Dynasty.
Dating
This site was used during the following period(s):
Exploration
Conservation
Conservation History
As of November 2009, the Supreme Council of Antiquities installed a masonry surround with metal grill over the tomb's entrance.
Site Condition
According to the GCI-SCA, the marl rock of the tomb shaft is friable, with loose rock perched precariously near the entrance. Presumably flood and natural debris fill have resulted in partial burial of the tomb.
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 to QV3, QV5, and QV81.
Entrances to QV3, QV5, QV6, and QV81.
Entrances to QV3, QV5, QV6, and QV81.
Entrances to QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, and QV13.
Part of entrance to QV5 and entrances to QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, and QV12.
Entrances of QV3, QV4, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV81. View of security check at entrance to QV and shrine to Ptah and Meretseger in background.
Entrances of QV3, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, and QV81.
Entrances to QV3, QV5, and QV6
Entrances to QV3 and QV5 with entrance to main wadi in background
Entrances to QV3 and QV5
Entrance to QV5
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.
Main path and security check at entrance to QV with view of the southeastern side of the main wadi. Entrances to QV3, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, QV12, QV13, and QV 81.
Southeastern side of the main wadi with entrances to QV3, QV5, QV6, QV7, QV8, QV9, QV10, QV11, QV12, QV13, and QV81.
Entrances to QV3, QV5, and QV6
Shaft entrance to QV 5. © Getty Conservation Institute and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
Shaft entrance to QV 5. © 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.
Thomas, Elizabeth. The Royal Necropoleis of Thebes. Princeton: privately printed, 1966.
