QV71 is the tomb of Bintanath, the daughter and Great Wife of Ramesses II, in Egypt’s Valley of the Queens. Champollion and Lepsius mentioned it, and it was excavated later 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 4.
Description of Tomb QV71
The main hall contains several scenes with deities. Bintanath appears before Ptah-Sokar, Hathor, a ram-headed Anubis and cow-headed Hathor. Hathor leads the Princess-Queen to the god Shu and Anubis to Osiris and Hathor in another scene.
Further scenes show the deceased offering to Khepri and Anubis and offering an image of Maat to Ptah. God Thoth leads another scene to appear before Ra and Isis.
In the Inner room, Bintanath adores Nun and Serket; other scenes show the deceased before Geb and Ra. Bintanath is also demonstrated by the princess, who adorns the Anubis-jackal.
The coffin and the lid were found. The sarcophagus appears to have been usurped by a man. The sarcophagus is now in the Cairo Museum (JdE 47370). The inscriptions now read:
Lid, centre-line: Words spoken by the Osiris, King’s Daughter Bint-Anath, He (sic) days: “Descend, O my mother Nut, spread yourself over me, and may I place amidst the Imperishable Stars; not shall die, the Osiris
Round Foot: The Osiris, Hereditary Princess, greatly favoured, Chief of the Harim, King’s Daughter Bint-Anath
On Side: The Osiris, King’s Wife, King’s Daughter, Bint-Anath
