QV68 is the tomb of Meritamen, the daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II, in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens. Champollion and Lepsius mentioned it and later excavated it by Ernesto Schiaparelli (the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin).
Lepsius gives a short description of this tomb. In his list, this is tomb number 12.
The layout of Tomb QV68
The main hall contains several scenes with deities. Meritamen appears before Neith, Thoth, Ra-Harakhti and Hathor. Meritamen consecrates Mehet boxes before Osiris and Hathor, seated in a kiosk. The inscriptions identify the Queen as The Osiris, King’s Daughter, Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, may she live. She is said to be “Bringing a box of clothing, eternally; consecrating the box of clothing three times” (sic).
Further scenes show the deceased offering Khnum two vases to Ptah.
Meritamen was buried in a red granite sarcophagus, which is now in the Berlin Museum (15274). The inscriptions identify her as The [King’s Daughter], Great [Royal Wife], Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, justified. As The Osiris, the King’s Daughter beloved of him, Great Royal Wife, Lady of Both Lands, Merytamen, justified.
