Structure: KV 30
Location: Valley of the Kings, East Valley, Thebes West Bank, Thebes
Owner: Unknown
Other designations: 23 [Hay], 7 [Belzoni], Lord Belmore's Tomb
Site type: Tomb
Description: KV 30 is located in the south branch of the southwest wadi. The tomb lies about 40 m (131 feet) north from KV 32. It consists of a shaft (A), a corridor (B) leading into a chamber (C), and four side chambers (Ca-d). The rock is of good quality, but is roughly cut. James Burton recorded a mason mark as "red characters in chamber of pit."
Noteworthy features: The unusual design of the tomb with its multiple side chambers is similar to KV 5 (but on a smaller scale), and also to KV 12 and KV 27.
Axis in degrees: 261.55
Axis orientation: West
Latitude: 25.44 N
Longitude: 32.36 E
Elevation: 186.69 msl
North: 99,389.758
East: 94,056.741
JOG map reference: NG 36-10
Modern governorate: Qena (Qina)
Ancient nome: 4th Upper Egypt
Surveyed by TMP: Yes
Maximum height: 2.71 m
Mininum width: 0.93 m
Maximum width: 3.15 m
Total length: 42.06 m
Total area: 105.12 m²
Total volume: 210.58 m³
Entrance location: Hillside
Owner type: Unknown, probably non-royal
Entrance type: Shaft
Interior layout: Corridor and chambers
Axis type: Straight
Grafitti
Vessels
No details are available about the history of the tomb. KV 30 or 31 could have been the original location of an Dynasty 18 quartz-sandstone anthropoid sarcophagus found by Belzoni in 1817 and donated to the British Museum by the Earl of Belmore.
This site was used during the following period(s):
New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista (1817): Discovery (conducted for the Earl of Belmore)
Belzoni, Giovanni Battista (1817): Excavation (made for the Earl of Belmore)
Burton, James (1825): Mapping/planning
Loret, Victor (1898): Mapping/planning
Site condition: The first part of the tomb is still filled with debris. The rock is in good condition, but poorly cut.
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