TT280

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 Eleventh Dynasty.^[2]

Theban tomb TT280
Burial site of Meketre
Floorplan tomb TT280
Location	Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
Discovered	1895
Excavated by	Georges Daressy (1895) Herbert Winlock (1920)
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Meketre in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC)

Discovery and excavation

The tomb was discovered in 1895 by Georges Daressy. It had been plundered in ancient times, but when Herbert Winlock excavated it in 1920, an undisturbed room containing several models was discovered.^[3] These models cover daily life at the estate of the Vizier Meketre.

Models

This tomb contained many models:

• In the Cairo Museum: two canoes with draw-net, Boat with paddles, and Meketre and son Antef under canopy, sailing-boat with Meketre under canopy, Kitchen tender, Sailing-boat with wicker cabin, Sailing-boat, house in garden, Carpenter's shop, Spinning and weaving, Inspection of cattle, Female offering-bringer with drink.^[1]
• In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: rowing-boat with musicians and kitchen tender, Rowing-boat, Sailing boat with Meketre and son Antef under canopy, Boat with paddles, Boat with paddles, men harpooning fish, and Meketre and son Antef seated on deck, Female offering-bringer with food, Four male and female offering bringers in procession, Cattle in stable, Slaughterhouse, Granary, Brewers and Bakers, House in garden.^[1]

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  A model of a paddling funerary boat, painted and gessoed wood, originally from Thebes from TT280
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  View from the cattle census

See also

• List of Theban tombs