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The Scenes of Deities in The Tomb of King “Ay” at The Valley of the Kings (WKV.23)

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The tomb of the king Ay (WKV.23) located at the western valley of the kings. It discovered by chance by Giovanni Battista Belzoni in the winter of 1816. The tomb has been neglected for a very long time, until Lepsuis came and put the paintings and the small pieces of the damaged sarcophagus under the study. In 1958 Alexander Piankoff made more studies about the paintings and the texts of the burial chamber. Which known as chamber (F) and the only chamber with decorations. At last the tomb was fully cleared by the University of Minnesota Egyptian Expedition (UMEE) in the summer of 1972. The Geometric design of this tomb is similar to the tomb of Akhenaten in Amana number (KV55). Moreover, the decorations of the burial chamber also similar to the one in the tomb of Tutankhamen. Unfortunately, many of the inscriptions were deformed. However, there were still astonishing scenes and texts of the religious rituals of the Deities with the king Ay. In addition to the Scene of the book of the dead from Chapters number 130,141,142 and 144. Morever the first Hour of the Amduat.

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10.21608/jaauth.2022.142091.1363

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King Ay, WKV23, Amduat, Book of the Dead, Eighteenth Dynasty

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Mona

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Abdelhamed

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Samir

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Touristguidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Managment, Suez Canal University

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mona.touristguide@gmail.com

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Cairo

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Mofida

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Elweshahy

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Hassan

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کلية السياحة والفنادق جامعة قناة السويس

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mofidaelweshahy@gmail.com

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الاسماعيلية

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Noha

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Hafez

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Tourism Guidance, Faculty of Tourism & Hotels, Suez Canal University

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nohahafez6@gmail.com

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22

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3

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34562

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2022-06-01

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2022-05-31

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2022-06-01

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189

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218

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1687-1863

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2682-4612

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Journal of Association of Arab Universities for Tourism and Hospitality

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The Scenes of Deities in The Tomb of King “Ay” at The Valley of the Kings (WKV.23)

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22 Jan 2023