The Theban Tomb TT311 (MMA 508) is located in Deir el-Bahari, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. The tomb belongs to the Seal-bearer of the King of Lower Egypt named Kheti. The tomb was excavated by Winlock during the 1923 excavations on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1] Kheti had a tomb near the funerary temple of king Mentuhotep II.[2] The tomb was found heavily destroyed but there are still many remains of reliefs showing that it was once decorated. The burial chamber was better preserved and was also decorated.[3]
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Head of a female figure from TT311 -
Fragments of a relief depicting Mentuhotep II wearing the White Crown -
Fragments of a relief depicting Kheti sitting in an armchair under an elaborate canopy -
Facsimile of a painting from TT311 depicting weapons, located on the north wall of the burial chamber
| Theban tomb TT311 | |
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| Burial site of Kheti | |
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| Location | Deir el-Bahari, Theban Necropolis |
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| Kheti in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, p. 386
- ^ James P. Allen: The high officials of the Early Middle Kingdom. In: Nigel Strudwick, John H. Taylor: The Theban Necropolis: Past, Present and Future. London 2003, 18
- ^ Herbert Eustis Winlock: Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911–1931. New York 1942, 41
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