Reopening the tomb of Ramses I after its restoration
During his trip to Luxor today, Dr. Khaled El Enany,
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, accompanied by Dr. Mostafa Waziry,
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, visited the Valley of
the Kings on the west bank in Luxor, where the tomb of King Ramses I was
reopened after its restoration. Dr. Mostafa Waziry
said floors were restored and walls were cleaned from remains of birds and
bats. He added that existing inscriptions
were restored and cleaned and the soot was removed.
The tomb was
discovered in 1817 by Giovanni Belzoni.
It is 29 meters long, and consists of a short corridor that ends with a
burial stone containing a granite sarcophagus. The most important text in it is on the left wall of the
burial chamber, is the Book of Gates,
and a scene that represents the king kneeling before the spirits of Nakhun, Bi
and Hierakonpolis.
The mummy of the king
is displayed in the Luxor Museum at the Hall of the Glory of Thebes.Ramses I was a
deputy of the army in the era of Horemheb, with his wife Sat Ra, and he was
called Bari Masu, then he founded the 19th Dynasty in the period from 1292-1290
BC.