Seti I Tomb or known as KV17 is considered one of the most impressive achievements of Egyptian art. It is the best in the Valley of the Kings. Also, it contains many religious books that refer to the king’s journey to the afterlife. Seti I Tomb also known by the names “Belzoni’s tomb”, “the Tomb of Apis”. It carved deep in the rocks of Jabal Qurna in the nineteenth family. And it is still distinguished for its bright colors, beautiful scenery, and wonderful inscriptions.
When was the tomb discovered?
The tomb was found in 1817 AD by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. It is the 17th cemetery in the Valley of the Kings. Also, it is one of the most beautiful tombs and the first tomb carved in the rock. And has drawings of seti, as he worshiping the gods. They found The mummy of Seti I in 1886 AD in a cache in Deir el-Bahari. The cause of the death of Seti I is not known, although his mummy was found beheaded This happened after the death. By the graves’ robbers. The mummy is in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, while the coffin is in a museum in London.
Most beautiful tombs of the Valley of the Kings
Like other tombs in the Valley of the Kings, seti I’s tomb decorated with various funerary texts. the goal of which was to ensure its successful transmission to the afterlife. The exquisite scenery and reliefs are distinguished by the quality and accuracy that seti’s I era is famous for. Among the funerary texts inscribed in the cemetery are the texts of Ra’s songs. Besides the wonderful astronomical scenes. that adorn the ceiling of his burial chamber and that simulates the night sky.
The architectural aspect of tomb
The axis of the tomb was somewhat winding. The first set of descending passages and galleries ends into the first pillars chamber. Then another set of passages, to the burial chamber. The tomb contains several new and unique characteristics. Along the same axis of the first group of corridors, we see an entrance leading to one of the rooms. This was intended to push the intruders to believe that this was a burial room of the king. Seti burial chamber was also the only one with a domed roof.
