KV14 Tomb of Twosret and Setnakhte

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Despite being buried in the same tomb, Queen Twosret (Tausert) and King Setnakhte had nothing to do with each other. Setnakhte was not the son, brother or a direct descendant of either Twosret or Merneptah Siptah--the immediately preceding two pharaohs.
Twosret (reign 1191-1189 BC)
Setnakhte (reign 1189-1189 BC)

Tomb KV14 is a joint tomb, used originally by Twosret and then reused and extended by Setnakhte. It has been open since antiquity, but was not properly recorded until Hartwig Altenmüller excavated it from 1983 to 1987.

Located in the main body of the Valley of the Kings, it has two burial chambers, the later extensions making the tomb one of the largest of the Royal Tombs, at over 112 metres.

The original decoration showing the female Twosret was replaced with those of the male Setnakhte. Even later, the name of Setnakte was replaced by those of Seti II.