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The tomb was excavated by Winlock during the 1923 excavations on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts.<ref name="PM"/> Kheti had a tomb near the funerary temple of king ].<ref>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</ref> 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.<ref>]: ''Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911–1931.'' New York 1942, 41</ref> The tomb was excavated by Winlock during the 1923 excavations on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts.<ref name="PM"/> Kheti had a tomb near the funerary temple of king ].<ref>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</ref> 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.<ref>]: ''Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911–1931.'' New York 1942, 41</ref>

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Theban tomb TT311
Burial site of Kheti
LocationDeir el-Bahari, Theban Necropolis
DiscoveredEleventh Dynasty of Egypt
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Kheti
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Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

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 Arts. Kheti had a tomb near the funerary temple of king Mentuhotep II. 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, pg 386
  2. 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
  3. Herbert Eustis Winlock: Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911–1931. New York 1942, 41
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