. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. coffin with the body of Amenophis II., wrapped in itsshroud and still adorned with garlands. On each side of the mainroom are two small chambers (PI. 5-8). In the first to the right(PI. 6) He three mummies. The second to the right (PI. 6; inac-cessible) contained nine royal mummies, placed here to concealthem from grave-robbers. Among them were the mummies ofThutmosis VI., Amenophis III. (18th Dyn.), Siptah, and ,Sethos II.(19th Dyn.). No. 36. Tomb of Mei-her-peri, a fan-bearer (comp. p. 95),without inscriptions. No. 37 also has no inscriptions.

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. Egypt and the Sûdân; handbook for travellers. coffin with the body of Amenophis II., wrapped in itsshroud and still adorned with garlands. On each side of the mainroom are two small chambers (PI. 5-8). In the first to the right(PI. 6) He three mummies. The second to the right (PI. 6; inac-cessible) contained nine royal mummies, placed here to concealthem from grave-robbers. Among them were the mummies ofThutmosis VI., Amenophis III. (18th Dyn.), Siptah, and ,Sethos II.(19th Dyn.). No. 36. Tomb of Mei-her-peri, a fan-bearer (comp. p. 95),without inscriptions. No. 37 also has no inscriptions. No. 38. Tomb of Thutmosis I. This is the earliest royal tombin the Valley of the Kings; it lies in the abrupt slope at theend of the valley, between Tombs 14and 15. A steep flight of steps descends to aSiiuare room (PI. 1), wheuce another (lightleads to the roughly hewn Tomb Chamber(PI. 2), the ceiling of which was supportedt>y a column (now broken). The wallswere covered with painted stucco, but thishas disappeared, probably from the fact.

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