  250px|right|thumb|general view of the valley of the queens the valley of the queens is a place in egypt where wives of pharaohs were buried in ancient times. in ancient times, it was known as ta-set-neferu, meaning â"the place of the children of the pharaoh", because along with the queens of the 18th, 19th and 20th dynasties (1550â1070 bce) many princes and princesses were also buried with various members of the nobility. the tombs of these individuals were maintained by mortuary priests who performed daily rituals and provided offerings and prayers for the deceased nobility. the valley is located near the better known valley of the kings, on the west bank of the nile across from thebes (modern luxor). this barren area in the western hills was chosen due to its relative isolation and proximity to the capital. the kings of the 18th dynasty, instead of building pyramids as traditional burial chambers (perhaps because of their vulnerability to tomb robbers), now chose to be interred in rock-cut tombs. this necropolis is said to hold more than seventy tombs, many of which are stylish and lavishly decorated. an example of this is the resting place carved out of the rock for queen nefertari (1290â1224 bce) of the 19th dynasty. the polychrome reliefs in her tomb are still intact. the valley was begun in the time of ramesses i. prior to that time wives were generally buried with their husbands, and some continued to be so. ==principal burials==  * qv8 hori, king's son (18th dynasty) and a king's daughter * qv17merytre and wermeryotes, princesses (18th dynasty) * qv30nebiri, head of the stables unknown dynasty * qv33princess tanedjmet (19th or 20th dynasty) * qv38queen sitre, wife of ramesses i (19th dynasty) * qv42pareherwenemef (20th dynasty), son of ramesses iii (20th dynasty) * qv43seth-her-khopsef, son of ramesses iii, later king as ramesses viii. was buried elsewhere. (20th dynasty) * qv44khaemwaset (20th dynasty), son of ramesses iii (20th dynasty) * qv46imhotep, vizier under thutmose i (18th dynasty) * qv47princess ahmose, daughter of tao ii the brave and sitdjehuti (17th dynasty) * qv51queen iset ta-hemdjert, wife of ramesses iii, mother of [[rames
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