Usage

{{Infobox Egyptian tomb}} is the standard infobox used for articles about Ancient Egyptian tombs.

To use this template

  1. Copy the blank template below into the beginning of your document, remembering to put the code at the very top of the article and the first word of the article on the very next line.
  2. Enter values for the fields as outlined in the table below. Fields left blank will automatically be hidden.
  3. Preview.
  4. Save the page with an appropriate edit summary.

Blank template

{{Infobox Egyptian tomb
| theban                   = 
| name                     = 
| owner                    = 
| image                    = 
| image_upright            = 
| image_size               = 
| image_alt                = 
| caption                  = 
| alternative_location_map = 
| coordinates              = <!-- {{Coord}} -->
| relief                   = 
| pushpin_map_caption      = 
| pushpin_label_position   = 
| map_alt                  = 
| location                 = 
| date                     = 
| excavated                = 
| decoration               = 
| layout                   = 
| prev                     = 
| next                     = 
}}

Fields

All fields used by this template are optional. Some fields require other fields to be completed in order to display data correctly. The following fields are available:

Parameter Description Source/notes Values
theban type selection For tombs located in the Theban Necropolis, this parameter should be set to "yes". For all other tombs, this parameter should be left empty, and may be deleted from the article. "yes" or empty
name name Name of the tomb plain text
owner tomb owner This should normally be the name of the person for whom the tomb was built. In cases where the name of the owner is unknown, or the tomb is used by more than one owner, or for another purpose, a brief descriptor should be used. e.g. "royal cache". wikitext (can contain links)
image generic image of the tomb filename without "file". e.g. example.jpg
image_upright width of image This is an optional field. If not specified, the image width will default to |upright=1.13, which is approximately 250px if the default thumbnail size has not been changed at Special:Preferences) The size should not be set to a value that would result in an image width greater than 300px. number
image_alt alt text Alt text for the image wikitext (can contain links)
caption image caption a caption for the image
alternative_location_map forces locator map Forces the locator map to use an alternative, rather than the Egypt map. Name of the alternative map
coordinates Geographic coordinates Latitude and longitude of the tomb. Use {{Coord}}. See the Coord template's documentation for details.
relief forces relief map "yes" or leave blank, plain text, do not link
pushpin_map_caption caption plain text or linked
pushpin_label_position label position left, right, top, bottom
default: right
map_alt alt text Alt text for the location map wikitext (can contain links)
location tomb location Brief description of the location of the tomb
date date of discovery Date the tomb was discovered. Should be as specific as possible.
excavated excavated by Name of person or people who excavated the tomb. For multiple entries, use {{plainlist}}.
decoration tomb decoration For multiple entries, use {{plainlist}}.
layout tomb layout Brief description of the layout of the tomb
prev previous tomb Name of the previous tomb. In most cases it will not be necessary to wikilink the name as the infobox automatically links valid names. plain text
next next tomb Name of the next tomb. In most cases it will not be necessary to wikilink the name as the infobox automatically links valid names.

Examples

KV1
Burial site of Ramesses VII
Entrance to KV1
KV1 is located in Egypt
KV1
KV1
Coordinates25°44′32.4″N 32°36′06.7″E / 25.742333°N 32.601861°E / 25.742333; 32.601861
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
DiscoveredOpen in antiquity
Excavated byEdwin Brock
Decoration
LayoutStraight
Next →
KV2
{{Infobox Egyptian tomb
| name       = KV1
| owner      = [[Ramesses VII]]
| image      = Ramses VII Entrance.jpg
| image_alt  = 
| caption    = Entrance to KV1
| coordinates= {{coord|25|44|32.4|N|32|36|06.7|E|display=inline}}
| map_alt    = 
| location   = [[List of burials in the Valley of the Kings#East Valley|East Valley of the Kings]]
| date       = Open in antiquity
| excavated  = [[Edwin Brock, Egyptologist|Edwin Brock]]
| decoration = {{Plainlist|
* [[Book of Gates]]
* [[Book of Caverns]]
* [[Book of the Earth]]
}}
| layout     = Straight
| next       = KV2
}}
KV6
Burial site of Ramesses IX
Far wall of the burial chamber
KV6 is located in Egypt
KV6
KV6
Coordinates25°44′25.6″N 32°36′06.7″E / 25.740444°N 32.601861°E / 25.740444; 32.601861
LocationEast Valley of the Kings
DiscoveredOpen in antiquity
Excavated by
← Previous
KV5
Next →
KV7
{{Infobox Egyptian tomb
| name       = KV6
| owner      = [[Ramesses IX]]
| image      = Egypt.KV6.01.jpg
| image_alt  = 
| caption    = Far wall of the burial chamber
| coordinates= {{coord|25|44|25.6|N|32|36|06.7|E|display=inline}}
| map_alt    = 
| location   = [[List of burials in the Valley of the Kings#East Valley|East Valley of the Kings]]
| date       = Open in antiquity
| excavated  = {{Plainlist|
* [[Henry Salt (Egyptologist)|Henry Salt]]
* [[Georges Émile Jules Daressy|Georges Daressy]]
}}
| decoration = 
| layout     = 
| prev       = KV5
| next       = KV7
}}
Theban tomb TT100
Burial site of Rekhmire
LocationSheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
DiscoveredOpen in antiquity
LayoutT-shaped
← Previous
TT99
Next →
TT101
{{Infobox Egyptian tomb
| theban        = yes
| name          = TT100
| owner         = [[Rekhmire]]
| image         = Maler der Grabkammer des Rechmirê 001.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| image_alt     = 
| caption       = 
| coordinates   = 
| map_alt       = 
| location      = [[Sheikh Abd el-Qurna]]
| date          = Open in antiquity
| excavated     = 
| decoration    = 
| layout        = T-shaped
| prev          = TT99
| next          = TT101
}}

Tracking category

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has "established", "founded", "opened" or similar dates, use {{start date}} for the earliest of those dates unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • category
  • county-name
  • extended-address
  • fn
  • label
  • locality
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • region
  • street-address
  • uid
  • url
  • vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

  • geo
  • latitude
  • longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.