page_title: KV8
hierarchical_section_title: KV8
caption_attribution_description: English: Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV8 taken from a 3d model
context_page_description: Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.
  The burial chamber, located at the end of 160 metres of corridor, originally held a set of four nested sarcophagi. The outer one of these was so voluminous that parts of the corridor had to have their doorjambs demolished and rebuilt to allow it to be brought in. These jambs were then rebuilt with the help of inscribed sandstone blocks which were then fixed into their place with dovetail cramps.
  The pillars in Chamber F were removed to allow passage of the sarcophagus, only two were replaced.
  The other two pillars may have been stolen by Paneb, a worker in the craftsman's village, for use in his own tomb.
context_section_description: Tomb KV8, located in the Valley of the Kings, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Merenptah of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.
  The burial chamber, located at the end of 160 metres of corridor, originally held a set of four nested sarcophagi. The outer one of these was so voluminous that parts of the corridor had to have their doorjambs demolished and rebuilt to allow it to be brought in. These jambs were then rebuilt with the help of inscribed sandstone blocks which were then fixed into their place with dovetail cramps.
  The pillars in Chamber F were removed to allow passage of the sarcophagus, only two were replaced.
  The other two pillars may have been stolen by Paneb, a worker in the craftsman's village (Deir el-Medina), for use in his own tomb.
caption: Isometric, plan and elevation images of KV8 taken from a 3d model
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