KV42

KV42
Burial site of Hatshepsut-Meryetre
Fragment of a model jar
KV42
Coordinates25°44′17.1″N 32°36′02.6″E / 25.738083°N 32.600722°E / 25.738083; 32.600722
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
Discovered9 December 1900?
Excavated byVictor Loret (1899?)
Howard Carter (1900, 1921)
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Tomb KV42 (Kings Valley 42) is an ancient Egyptian tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt. It was constructed for Hatshepsut-Meryetre, the wife of Thutmose III, but she was not buried in the tomb. It may have been reused by Sennefer, a mayor of Thebes during the reign of Amenhotep II, and by several members of his family. The tomb has a cartouche-shaped burial chamber, like other early Eighteenth Dynasty tombs.