Valley of the Queens

English

Etymology

valley +‎ queen. From being a valley that was the burial place for the wives of pharaohs, ie. queens.

Proper noun

Valley of the Queens

(Egyptology) A valley in Egypt, that contains many tombs of Queens of Pharaohs.

Synonyms

QV

Coordinate terms

Valley of the Kings

Derived terms

QV
QV-

Translations

Translations

Arabic: وادي الملكات
Egyptian:

(tꜣ-st-nfrw)
Swedish: Drottningarnas dal c (literally “the Queens' valley”)

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