{"id":49894,"date":"2025-10-04T14:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pharaohs-tomb-in-egypts-valley-of-the-kings-reopens-to-the-public-after-2-decade-renovation\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T14:32:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T14:32:42","slug":"pharaohs-tomb-in-egypts-valley-of-the-kings-reopens-to-the-public-after-2-decade-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pharaohs-tomb-in-egypts-valley-of-the-kings-reopens-to-the-public-after-2-decade-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Pharaoh&#8217;s tomb in Egypt&#8217;s Valley of the Kings reopens to the public after 2-decade renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>One of the largest tombs in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/tag\/egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Egypt<\/a>&#8216;s Valley of the Kings reopened to visitors after more than 20 years of renovation.<\/p>\n<p>The huge tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 B.C., is carved into the hillside on the west bank of the Nile River near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. It was discovered in 1799 by two people, and its contents were looted, including the sarcophagus, Egyptian antiquities authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>It has been under a Japanese-led, three-phased restoration project for the past two decades, including renovating paintings of the pharaoh and his wife on the tomb walls, said Mohamed Ismail, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/961f1751-9cc8-48cf-afe4-18cd60c6563e\/thumbnail\/620x414\/1a460a0a52a41b8920b3dcc08b1b67b3\/gettyimages-2238728251.jpg#\" alt=\"EGYPT-ARCHAEOLOGY \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/961f1751-9cc8-48cf-afe4-18cd60c6563e\/thumbnail\/620x414\/1a460a0a52a41b8920b3dcc08b1b67b3\/gettyimages-2238728251.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/961f1751-9cc8-48cf-afe4-18cd60c6563e\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/f9eafbc12896337eb06e57b4d8f0a44b\/gettyimages-2238728251.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A tourist visits the tomb of King Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings after it was officially opened to the public after nearly two decades of restoration and maintenance work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                -\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a very fascinating tomb,&#8221; he told The Associated Press at the scene, adding that it includes a frame of the stolen sarcophagus box, with the lid in place where it would have been.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/photos-egypt-artifacts-sunken-city-mediterranean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">The tomb<\/a><\/span> starts with a 118-foot-long, 45-foot-deep, downward-sloping passageway beneath the Valley of the Kings. It includes a main burial chamber for the king, and two other chambers for his wives, Queens Tiye and Sitamun.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other ancient tombs in the valley, the tomb is not fully decorated, Ismail said. Its paintings show Amenhotep III with a group of ancient Egyptian gods, and the burial chamber contains inscriptions of scenes from the Book of Dead, which is a collection of spells aimed at directing the dead through the underworld in ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-large\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/add4a0b4-0446-4414-819a-be4e221de776\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7291779c00e01dd63fa9485cc0cca584\/ap25277377517835.jpg#\" alt=\"Egypt Antiquities \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/add4a0b4-0446-4414-819a-be4e221de776\/thumbnail\/620x413\/7291779c00e01dd63fa9485cc0cca584\/ap25277377517835.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/add4a0b4-0446-4414-819a-be4e221de776\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/343e315d82d9096c8d3453a0b8ae47fb\/ap25277377517835.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Visitors view the tomb of Amenhotep III, who ruled ancient Egypt between 1390 B.C. and 1350 B.C., in the Valley of Kings in the southern city of Luxor, Egypt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Amr Nabil \/ AP<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The mummy of Amenhotep III was moved by ancient priests to the tomb of his grandfather, Amenhotep II, also in the Valley of the Kings, according to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. The severely damaged mummy is showcased at the museum along with 16 other mummies of 17 kings and queens of ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Amenhotep III was one of the most prominent pharaohs of the 18th Dynasty of ancient Egypt, which ruled between 1550 B.C. and 1292 B.C. Known as Amenhotep the Great, he ascended the throne as a teenager and ruled for up to 38 years, according to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/362f824d-c52d-4b77-80fe-dc83852cb7d6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/f8457fb0da76e1a189b93406ef8f1489\/gettyimages-2238730319.jpg#\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-EGYPT-ARCHAEOLOGY \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/362f824d-c52d-4b77-80fe-dc83852cb7d6\/thumbnail\/620x414\/f8457fb0da76e1a189b93406ef8f1489\/gettyimages-2238730319.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/10\/04\/362f824d-c52d-4b77-80fe-dc83852cb7d6\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/7fe93b7ed311034497c1118197903c0d\/gettyimages-2238730319.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A tourist visits the tomb of King Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings near the city of Luxor on October 4, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                -\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The tomb&#8217;s reopening came less than a month before the official inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Giza Pyramids. The museum is scheduled to open on Nov. 1.<\/p>\n<p>The reopenings are part of Egypt&#8217;s efforts to attract more foreign visitors to revive the tourism sector, a major source of foreign currency. Tourism, which depends heavily on Egypt&#8217;s rich pharaonic artifacts, suffered a long downturn after the political turmoil and violence that followed a 2011 uprising.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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