Editing Horemheb (section)

==Tomb and excavation==
[[File:Coffin of Ramesses II 01.jpg|thumb|upright|The coffin of [[Ramesses II]] is thought to have been originally commissioned for Horemheb before being reused for the reburial of Ramesses II during the [[Wehem Mesut]].]]
Directly after his accession to the throne, Horemheb had a tomb built in the Valley of Kings, abandoning his earlier one near Memphis. For the first time, scenes from the [[Book of Gates]] were used in the burial chamber as a decoration for a royal tomb.<ref name=":0" />

Horemheb's tomb was excavated in the early 20th&nbsp;century by [[Theodore M. Davis]]. Davis discovered it in a poor state due to robbers and earth movements over the centuries. The lid of the [[sarcophagus]] had been taken off and smashed by robbers.<ref>{{cite AV media |medium=video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jrjNcBNF7A |title=Haremhab, Pharaoh and Conqueror: New Investigations in His Royal Tomb in the Valley of the Kings |publisher=The Met |access-date=2017-02-23 |archive-date=2017-04-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170405143543/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jrjNcBNF7A |url-status=live }}</ref>