The Search for Queen Ankhesenamon
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If Tutankhamon was originally buried in
KV23 (Ay’s tomb) why was he moved?
Say
Ankhesenamon was buried in KV62, and her tomb was bricked up, plastered over
and sealed, after she died during Ay’s
reign. Ay was married to
Ankhesenamon after Tut died. Then the
new “Burial Chamber of Tutankhamon” was painted over on the bricked up section
and Tut was transferred from KV23 to KV62 and interred there. KV23 was then usurped by Ay and painted over
with his images.
Why did Ay do
this to Ankhesenamon? Did they have an
argument – was she murdered by Ay and buried in KV62? Or was this new tomb designed
to contain both Ankhesenamon and Tutankhamon?
During
Horemhab’s reign, KV23 and all of Ay’s images on his monuments were hacked out
or damaged so something must have happened to his memory. Only the Burial
Chambers in both tombs are painted. Most
tombs are painted over a course of time with dedication, not hurried as if
covering up something.
So the idea
that “Queen Nefertiti” was in KV62 may be wrong, especially if the “Nefertiti
head in KV40” (KMT issue Fall 2014) is real.
But this is motivation for opening the sealed chambers (originally mentioned ONLY in Eye of the
Pharaoh © 1990 by ME; Michael J. Costa) in KV62. One wonders where Egyptologists get their
ideas from?
MC 2015.
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