Animal Tomb

Tomb KV52 is located in the , in . It was discovered in 1906 by Edward R. Ayrton excavating on behalf of Theodore M. Davis. Together with and it forms a group known as the "Animal Tombs", it contained a mummified monkey, and is probably associated with the nearby tomb of Amenhotep II.
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  • Type: Tomb
  • Description: ancient Egyptian tomb
  • Also known as: “KV52”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Valley of the Kings and KV12.

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The is an archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the of . As such, it is one of the most remarkable archaeological destinations in the world - the burial place of most of the pharaohs of Egypt of the New Kingdom.

Tomb
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Located in the , Tomb is an unusual tomb, used originally in the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, and then again in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Dynasties.

Tomb
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The , a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the . The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor. is situated 110 metres east of Animal Tomb.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include El-Assasif and New Al Qarnh City.

Village
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is a necropolis near on the West Bank at , . It is located in the dry bay that leads up to and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3½ km east of Animal Tomb.

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is a city in . had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the . Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as .

Animal Tomb

Latitude
25.73997° or 25° 44′ 24″ north
Longitude
32.60045° or 32° 36′ 2″ east
Open location code
7GQJPJQ2+X5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4887818016
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­tomb
Wiki­data ID
Q525882
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Animal Tomb” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “KV52”
  • Arabic: “مقبرة 52”
  • Basque: “KV52”
  • Catalan: “KV52”
  • Dutch: “Graf DK 52”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 52”
  • Finnish: “KV52”
  • French: “KV52 Tombeau d’animaux”
  • French: “KV52”
  • Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 52”
  • Hungarian: “KV52”
  • Italian: “King’s Valley 52”
  • Italian: “KV52”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “KV52”
  • Norwegian: “KV52”
  • Portuguese: “KV52”
  • Spanish: “KV52”
  • Urdu: “مقبرہ 52”
  • Vietnamese: “KV52”

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Highlights include KV51 and Animal Tomb.

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