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| KV16 | |
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| Burial site of Ramesses I | |
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  KV16 | |
| Coordinates | 25°44′23.5″N 32°36′06.3″E / 25.739861°N 32.601750°E |
| Location | East Valley of the Kings |
| Discovered | 10 October 1817 |
| Excavated by | Giovanni Belzoni |
| Decoration | Book of Gates |
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Tomb KV16 is located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. It was used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses I of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The burial place was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni in October 1817.
As Ramesses I ruled for less than two years, his sepulchre is rather truncated, being only twenty-nine metres long. It consists of two descending staircases, linking a sloping corridor and leading to the burial chamber. Like the tomb of Horemheb (KV57), the grave is decorated with the Book of Gates. The sarcophagus, still in place in the final chamber, is constructed of red quartzite.