Abstract
When Ramesses VI took over KV9 from his predecessor, he initiated a project to enlarge that tomb to unprecedented dimensions. In an attempt to complete its excavation in three years, a working plan was devised according to which each working team had to excavate 54 cubic cubits daily, 348 days per year. Because of unforeseen delays, a whole year's work was lost, and the quotas had to be recalculated. This information, which is extracted from P. Turin 1923 ‘verso’ + fragments, brings into focus new aspects of working procedures in the Ramesside community of workmen, and incidents which occurred during the early years of Ramesses VI:
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