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	Egypt: KV55 in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Luxor
		Tomb KV55 (possibly belonging to Akhenaten, Tiy or Smenkhkare) is not open to the public, yet it has been said that more has been written about KV55, a tomb in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes), than any of the others located in that area.
		Then, during the reign of Tutankhamen, Tiy was reburied in KV55 and, perhaps several years later, Akhenaten was also buried there in a coffin that had been altered for him.
		Time and advances in technology may eventually tell us whether the body found in KV55 is indeed that of the heretic king, Akhenaten, or some other, but it may never reveal the whole story behind this mystery tomb, even though it is clear that all the evidence is not even available to us that exists.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/kv55.htm (2953 words)

	KV55 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Edward R. Ayrton discovered Tomb KV55 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings on January 6, 1907; Ayrton's sponsor, Theodore M. Davis, published an account of the dig (The Tomb of Queen Tîyi) in 1910.
		KV55 is a problematic archaeological site of the 18th Dynasty.
		In 1923, Harry Burton used KV55 as a darkroom to develop his photographs documenting Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KV55 (450 words)

	KV55 - One Language (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Tomb KV55 in Egypt's Valley of the Kings is arguably one of the most talked about tombs of the entire Theban Necropolis, perhaps due to its clear connections with the reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten.
		In fact, there are traces of the names of Amenhotep III, Akhenaten, Tutankhamun, Tiy, Sitamun (a daughter and wife of Amenhotep III) and the enigmatic Kiya (who is believed by some to have replaced Nefertiti late in Akhenaten's reign).
		The shrine appears to have been made for Akhenaten's mother, Tiy, who is thought to have been originally buried in KV55.
	www.onelang.com /encyclopedia/index.php/KV55 (446 words)

	Kiya
		Her full titles read, The wife and greatly beloved of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Living in Truth, Lord of the Two Lands, Neferkherperrure Waenre, the Goodly Child of the Living Aten, who shall be living for ever and ever, Kiya.
		Several items of Kiya's funerary equipment have been discovered, such as the gilded coffin found in tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings, along with a set of (unfortunately, recarved) canopic jars.
		There is considerable evidence to indicate that a temple was built specifically for her in Amarna, the Maru-Aten, also known as the "sun shade temple" (though the temple was later usurped for one of Akhenaton's daughters, Meritaten, who replaced Kiya as queen).
	www.teachtime.com /en/wikipedia/k/ki/kiya.html (311 words)

	KV55 Artifacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It is situated between the modern VoK Rest House and the entrance to KV6, the tomb of Ramesses IX.
		KV55 is one of the most mysterious tombs ever found in Egypt.
		A more complete account of the excavation and subsequent clearing of the tomb may be found on the web page of the Theban Royal Mummy Project.
	jeffhotep.home.comcast.net /KV55/index.html (312 words)

	Egyptian Cultural Heritage Organisation (ECHO)
		The tomb of KV55 once belonged to the Great Royal Wife of King Amenhotep III, Queen Tiye (The Tomb of Queen Tiyi), although when it was excavated in 1907 the great royal lady was not interred therein.
		The excavation of KV55 was unfortunately not conducted with the most rigorous of methodologies, and valuable clues as to its history have been lost.
		Although this could be excused due to the early date of its excavation, the methodology used to excavate the tomb of Tutankhamun, found some 15 years later, is as far removed as the engineering of a Model T Ford and a Saturn V space rocket.
	www.e-c-h-o.org /Repatriation.htm (1058 words)

	La Tumba KV55- Amigos de la Egiptología - AE
		KV55 es ligeramente mayor, pero tiene la misma estructura de pasillo, que desemboca centrado en una cámara.
		El abandono de la construcción de KV55 por deficiencias del terreno pudo obligar al dueño de KV55 a construir KV62 un poco más pequeña enfrente y utilizando el mismo diseño.
		Cuando los obreros de KV6 entraron en KV55, intentaron recuperar la capilla y la desmontaron, arrinconando el sarcófago que encerraba para abrir espacio donde trabajar.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Sparta/9987/KV55/kv55.htm (2578 words)

	Smenkhkare
		Since bones found in the tomb were studied in 1966 by Dr. Harrison the age has been narrowed to someone in their twenties and the size and shape of the skull further identifying it as a male (with 75 to 80% certainty) close relative (father-son / brother) of Tutankahmun.
		Eminent specialists have studied the skeleton and the majority agree that it is a male skeleton, in his mid twenties and so must have been the brother of Tutankhamun and so Smenkhkare could not of been Nefertiti.
		Hopefully the circumstances surrounding the present possession of the KV55 coffin trough, and its ultimate appropriate return to the Egyptian Museum, will be resolved one of these very first years, and the question of the ownership of the so-called "Amarna Cache" can be made a matter of the scholarly record.)"
	members.tripod.com /~ib205/smenkhkare.html (463 words)

	KMT Readers' Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While George B. Johnson's article on KV55 ["Who Owned What in Tomb 55?," spring '98] includes an interesting update on the current condition and locations of KV55 artifacts, it certainly cannot be claimed that "ninety years of scholarly research and debate" are over.
		Their work confirms earlier suggestions that the skulls of the KV55 mummy and that of Tutankhamen are so similar as to indicate a fraternal or father-son relationship.
		Johnson wrote his article on KV55 and its identification with Smenkhkare being privy to some recent information which is widely known in the international Egyptological community, but which cannot be publically admitted to due to an unfortunate set of circumstances involving museum politics and a sensitive diplomatic situation.
	www.egyptology.com /kmt/summer98/forum.html (1085 words)

	Tutankhamun: The Final Mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The fate of Akhenaten’s burial and its connection to nearby KV55, the “most written-about topic in Egyptology,” is another key to this mystery.
		Reeves believes the body in KV55, a source of much debate since its 1907 discovery by Davis’ team, is Akhenaten’s.
		His mother, Tiye, was removed from KV55 during the reign of Ramses IX, although Davis found remains of her golden shrine there.
	home.earthlink.net /~nfrtry/pages/articles/Tutankhamun.html (871 words)

	Luxor News » Blog Archive » Mummification Museum Lecture - KV55 - Lyla Pinch Brock
		Prior to the finding of KV55 notes sent to Davies aboard his dahabiyya tell of a discovery of a tomb that was not a tomb containing a set of storage jars of which only 2 are left.
		Aryton was alone at the time of discovery, he found a gilded shrine in a poor state of preservation which was filled in at the time of Maya (Tutankamun’s official), in the niche a set of canopic jars and a poor condition gilded coffin.
		They are much later than KV55 so might have been for Rameses IX The necklace found in tomb 93, Enkonmi, Cyprus in 1800’s if reconstructed accurately then it gives us more clues about the necklace found in KV55.
	touregypt.net /teblog/luxornews/?p=365 (1472 words)

	KV55
		Tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings is arguably one of the most talked about tombs of the entire valley, perhaps due to its clear connections with the reign of the Pharaoh Akhenaten.
		When the tomb was discovered, in 1907, it was found to have been ransacked and desecrated.
		TourEgypt page on KV55 - Includes details on the discovery of the tomb and some photos of objects found there.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/k/kv/kv55.html (420 words)

	Emma Andrews, A Journal on the Bedawin, American Philosophical Society
		Under his watch, James E. Quibell uncovered the tomb of Yuya and Tjuyu in 1903 (known today as KV46), Edward Ayrton discovered the tomb usually identified as Akhenaten's or Smenkhkare's (KV55) in 1907 and of Horemheb (KV57) in 1908, and a young Howard Carter helped excavate the tomb of Tuthmosis IV (KV43) in 1903.
		Prone to discussions of local color, local squalor, and of the high life among the colonial gentry, Andrews's fascination with the country blends with her descriptions of hobnobbery with the scientific and cultural elite in a revealing manner.
		Andrews embelishes her brief description of KV55 with a rough sketch of the interior, and throughout, she makes interesting references to other Egyptologists with whom she came in contact during her tours.
	www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/a/andrewse.htm (700 words)

	Another New Tomb in the Valley of the Kings?
		It was influenced by a study of the immediate post-Amarna burials Tomb KV55 and Tomb KV62 (Tutankhamun) and what these two tombs seemed to reveal about other possible burials of the period in the immediate vicinity.
		And it was driven by a physical threat that the rubble fill of the Valley, and along with it most of the archaeology, might be removed wholesale to combat the seriously damaging effects of flash-flooding on the open tombs.
		It's been evident since 1997 that towards the end of Tutankhamun's reign the royal tomb at el-Amarna was evacuated and its occupants and the lighter tomb equipment transferred to Thebes for safety (the heavy stuff seems to have been left in situ at el-Amarna and smashed to prevent inappropriate reuse).
	www.archaeology.org /online/interviews/reeves.html (1732 words)

	Smenkhkare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A mummy found in tomb KV55 in the valley of the kings is thought to be his, although the evidence is by no means conclusive and a lot of lively debate continues on the subject.
		This is an assumption which the reported discovery of a piece of gold foil bearing Smenkhkare's cartouche stolen from the tomb when it was opened would seem to confirm.
		Comparisons made between the body found in KV55 and that of Tutankhamun show that there is a chance that they are closely related, possibly brothers.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /dizzydalek/amarna/smen.htm (257 words)

	WELCOME TO EGYPTOLOGY ONLINE
		For the more erudite amongst you, our resident specialist Tony has put together a collection of academic articles on various topics of interest on Ancient Egyptian life.
		Features include "just who was buried in tomb KV55?" Identifying the occupant of tomb KV55 has been the source of many books and much Egyptological debate.
		In this article Tony examines the known facts in order to try and ascertain the most likely candidate of the "unknown" body.
	egyptologyonline.com /welcome.htm (467 words)

	Valley of the Kings - Crystalinks
		After finding what they thought was the burial of Tutankhamun (KV61), it was announced that the valley was completely explored and no further burials were to be found.
		At end of the century, the Theban Mapping Project re-discovered and explored tomb KV55, which has since be discovered to be probably the largest in the valley, and was either a cenotaph or real burial for the sons of Ramesses II.
		Recently the Amarna Royal Tombs Project has been exploring the area around KV55 and KV62, the Amarna Period tombs in the main valley.
	www.crystalinks.com /valleykings.html (2426 words)

	Kiya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Very little is known about her, she appears to have replaced Nefertiti as queen for a short time, before herself being replaced by Akhenaten's daughter Meritaten.
		Canopic jar lids found in KV55 are thought to have been originally intended for Kiya.
		Along with the coffin found there they had been hastily modified for a royal burial, thought to be that of Smenkhkare.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /dizzydalek/amarna/kiya.htm (117 words)

	Great of Fearsomeness: Queen Tiye
		I remain in the lime-light until about year 12, when it is assumed I have died.
		I was probably burried at Amarna, but maybe have been moved to KV55 during the reign of my young grandson, Tutankhamen.
		It is htought by many that I am the mummy known as the "Elder Lady" found in KV55 along with a few other mummies, possibly Smenkhkare, Sitamun, and my dear son, Thutmose.
	www.angelfire.com /rpg/akhetaten/tiye.html (238 words)

	Theory concerning the true parentage of Tutankhamun
		Her mummy again survived into the 21st Dynasty to be reburied in the same mummy cache as Amenhotep III.
		There is a theory that Tiye was removed from her original tomb in Amarna, placed first of all in KV55, and then reburied with her husband in KV22 - which suggests a certain reverence.
		His remains were discovered in a ransacked KV55, his mummy placed into a coffin which had all the traces of Smenkhkares name erased.
	members.fortunecity.co.uk /ib205/co-regency.html (1115 words)

	Carl Nicholas Reeves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		In 1980 he began graduate study at the University of Durham and obtained his Ph.D. in Egyptology with a special focus on tomb robbery.
		In 1978 he was awarded the Douglas Murray Scholarship in Egyptian Archaeology for the fieldwork he did at KV55.
		In 1979 and 1980 he was awarded the Flinders Petrie Scholarship in Egyptian Archaeology for his work at Quseir el-Amarna, and in 1983 he was granted the ad hoc award from the University of Oxford Wainwright Fund for his research on the tomb of Tutankhamun.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/information/biography/pqrst/reeves_carl.html (470 words)

	Royal Coffin Controversy
		The tomb in which the coffin was found was excavated by the English archaeologist Edward Ayrton, who worked for American financier Theodore Davis.
		Now known as KV55, the tomb is small, with a single chamber and side niche.
		It contained the coffin, in ruinous condition because of flooding, a dismantled wooden shrine that had been covered in gold foil, four canopic jars with stoppers in the form of portraits, and a scattering of other funerary objects.
	www.archaeology.org /0009/newsbriefs/coffin.html (702 words)

	Ancient Egyptian Forum :: View topic - Akhenaten's mummy
		Evidence indicates that he was originally interred in the royal tomb at Akhetaten, along with his daughter Meritaten, and that he was later moved (by Tutankhamun possibly) to another location, probably the Valley of the Kings.
		It is possible that after his original burial the Mummy was moved to tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings to protect it from the anti-Atenist backlash.
		The most likely candidate was thought to be the mummy found in the tomb KV55 in the Valley of the Kings but it is very unlikely that this body is Akhenaten's.
	kingtutone.com /board/viewtopic.php?p=18459&... (961 words)

	MYTH*ING LINKS / AFRICA: Egypt: Amarna
		Hawkins is quite knowledgeable (he spent several weeks, for example, in the spring of 1998 exploring tombs in Aswan).
		In 1907 a tomb known as KV55 was discovered in the Valley of the Kings.
		The theory is presented on this London site by Marshall ("Mark") F. Johnson, who traces an intricate and complex trajectory through inscriptions, art, and scholarly conjecture about these two mysterious brothers and their relationships to the young daughters of Akhenaton (as well as to the other royals of Amarna).
	www.mythinglinks.org /afr~egy~amarna.html (3235 words)

	Did Nefertiti Share Akhenaten's Throne?
		A mummy found in KV55 (King’s Valley Tomb 55) is that of a king from this period.
		Specialists in 1963 identified it as a male who died at about the age of 20, just about destroying the Nefertiti is Smenkhkare theory, for a king’s mummy that young could belong to no one but Smenkhkare.
		Although there is yet no written report documenting the medical evidence, a number of Egyptologists are arguing that the mummy in KV55 is actually that of someone in his mid thirties.
	womenintheancientworld.com /did_nefertiti_share_akhenaten's_throne.htm (1277 words)

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