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]

Theban tomb TT311
Burial site of Kheti
LocationDeir el-Bahari, Theban Necropolis
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Kheti
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Era: Middle Kingdom
(2055–1650 BC)

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  1. ^ a b Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban Necropolis, p. 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