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Construction of this tomb began during the reign of King Ramses V (c. 1147–1143 BC) of the Twentieth Dynasty. Although his burial there is uncertain, his successor, King Ramses VI (c. 1413–1136 BC), expanded the tomb and used it for his own burial. The tomb's layout was simple, consisting of a series of descending passages in a straight line leading to the burial chamber deep underground. Its inscriptions are in a good state of preservation.The tomb's scenes contain numerous funerary inscriptions designed to aid the king's peaceful transition to the afterlife. The first descending passages are adorned with scenes from the Book of Gates, the Book of Caverns, and the Book of Heaven. Subsequent passages feature scenes from the Imduat, the Book of the Dead, and the Book of Heaven, while the burial chamber is decorated with scenes from the Book of Earth. The ceilings are decorated with astronomical scenes and inscriptions. Some of these funerary texts are collections of spells, while others are maps of the underworld, describing the sun god's daily nocturnal journey through it, which enabled the king to ensure his rebirth on the eastern horizon at dawn, just like the sun god.
