TT280

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A funerary model of a granary, painted and gessoed wood, originally from Thebes from TT280

View from the cattle census

View from the cattle census

Tomb TT280, located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, is the burial place of the Ancient Egyptian noble Meketre who was chancellor and chief steward during the reign of Mentuhotep II and Mentuhotep III, during the Middle Kingdom. It contained several wooden replicas, representing the daily activities and life in Ancient Egypt, together with figurines of ships, soldiers and cattle were placed near miniature buildings and gardens. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ [1] Amenemhat I

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