Tomb of Yuya and Thuya
The tomb of Yuya and Thuya, also known by its tomb number KV46, is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian noble Yuya and his wife Thuya, in the Valley of the Kings.- Type: Tomb
- Description: tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu in the Valley of Kings
- Also known as: “KV-46” and “KV46”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Valley of the Kings and Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Valley of the Kings
The Valley of the Kings is an Egyptian archaeological locality in the hills immediately behind the West Bank of Luxor. 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 of Tutankhamun
Tomb
Photo: EditorfromMars, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The tomb of Tutankhamun, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt, is located in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb, also known by its tomb number KV62, consists of four chambers and an entrance staircase and corridor. Tomb of Tutankhamun is situated 140 metres southwest of Tomb of Yuya and Thuya.
KV27
Cemetery
Tomb KV27 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. This tomb was visited by John Wilkinson, but was not fully explored until the 1990s, by Donald P. KV27 is situated 120 metres south of Tomb of Yuya and Thuya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include El-Assasif and Luxor.
El-Assasif
Village
Photo: RolandUnger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
El-Assasif is a necropolis near Luxor on the West Bank at Thebes, Egypt, Upper Egypt. It is located in the dry bay that leads up to Deir el-Bahari and south of the necropolis of Dra' Abu el-Naga'.
Luxor
Photo: Blalonde, Public domain.
Luxor is a city in southern Egypt. It had a population of 284,952 in 2023, with an area of 43.0 km2 and is the capital of the Luxor Governorate. Nicknamed the City of a Hundred Gates or the City of the Sun, formerly known as Thebes, It was one of the capitals of Ancient Egypt.
East Bank
Photo: Belmahdy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The East Bank of Luxor is the central part of Luxor township, centred on the twin foci of the Temple of Luxor and the Temple of Karnak.
Tomb of Yuya and Thuya
- Categories: hypogeum, archaeological site, building, historic site, and burial
- Location: New Valley Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude
25.74088° or 25° 44′ 27″ northLongitude
32.60277° or 32° 36′ 10″ eastOpen location code
7GQJPJR3+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 813717253OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=tombWikidata ID
Q1719159
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Tomb of Yuya and Thuya” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “KV46”
- Arabic: “مقبرة ٤٦”
- Arabic: “مقبرة 46”
- Basque: “KV46”
- Catalan: “KV46”
- Dutch: “Graf DK 46”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مقبره 46”
- Finnish: “KV46”
- French: “KV46”
- German: “KV46”
- Hausa: “Kabarin Yuya da Thuya”
- Hungarian: “Juja és Tuja sírja”
- Hungarian: “Királyok völgye 46”
- Hungarian: “KV46”
- Italian: “KV46”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “KV46”
- Norwegian: “KV46”
- Persian: “آرامگاه یویا و تویا”
- Portuguese: “KV 46”
- Portuguese: “KV46”
- Russian: “KV46”
- Spanish: “KV46”
- Vietnamese: “KV46”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include KV46 Yuya and Thuyu and KV3 Son of Rameses III.
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