Valley of the Kings

American  

noun

1. a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.

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Example Sentences

For 15 years, Carter labored in the Valley of the Kings on the banks of the Nile opposite modern-day Luxor, seeking a pharaoh’s tomb that hadn’t been robbed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

He was mummified and buried in Luxor's Valley of the Kings inside three nested coffins, the smallest weighing 110kg, all placed within four gilded shrines like matryoshka dolls.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

Researchers had thought the burial chambers of the 18th dynasty pharaohs were on the other end of the mountain, near the Valley of the Kings.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple is located at Deir el-Bahri, beneath cliffs near the Valley of the Kings.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

"Tell Felix, dear, about the time you met the nephew—horrid creature—in the Valley of the Kings," he heard his wife say presently.

From Four Weird Tales by Blackwood, Algernon