The Theban Tomb TT311 (MMA 508) is located in

Deir el-Bahari Deir el-Bahari or Dayr al-Bahri ( ar, الدير البحري, al-Dayr al-Baḥrī, the Monastery of the North) is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt. This is a part of ...

, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the

Nile The Nile, , Bohairic , lg, Kiira , Nobiin language, Nobiin: Áman Dawū is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa. It flows into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile is the longest river in Africa and has historically been considered ...

, opposite to

Luxor Luxor ( ar, الأقصر, al-ʾuqṣur, lit=the palaces) is a modern city in Upper (southern) Egypt which includes the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of ''Thebes''. Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open-a ...

. The tomb belongs to the Seal-bearer of the King of Lower Egypt named

Kheti Kheti or Khety was an Ancient Egyptian name, borne by pharaohs and other nobility. The name may refer to: Pharaohs of the 9th or 10th Dynasty * Meryibre Khety, a pharaoh of the First Intermediate Period * Nebkaure Khety, a pharaoh of the First In ...

. The tomb was excavated by Winlock during the 1923 excavations on behalf of the

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 1000 ...

. Kheti had a tomb near the funerary temple of king

Mentuhotep II Mentuhotep II ( egy, Mn- ṯw-ḥtp, meaning " Mentu is satisfied"), also known under his prenomen Nebhepetre ( egy, Nb- ḥpt- Rˁ, meaning "The Lord of the rudder is Ra"), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the sixth ruler of the Eleventh Dyn ...

. 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.

Herbert Eustis Winlock Herbert Eustis Winlock (February 1, 1884 – January 27, 1950)Note: ''Who Was Who'' notes death on January 27, Spring 1998 ''KMT magazine'' article states January 25. was an American Egyptologist and archaeologist, employed by the Metropolitan Mu ...

: ''Excavations at Deir el Bahri: 1911–1931.'' New York 1942, 41 File:Head of a Female Figure from the Tomb of Khety MET 26.3.104a 02.jpg, Head of a female figure from TT311 File:Relief Fragments from a Large Figure of Mentuhotep II MET 26.3.354-8 1731.jpg, Fragments of a relief depicting Mentuhotep II wearing the

White Crown Hedjet ( egy, ḥḏt "White One") is the formal name for the White Crown of pharaonic Upper Egypt. After the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, it was combined with the Deshret, the Red Crown of Lower Egypt, to form the Pschent, the double cro ...

File:Relief scene of Khety in an armchair under an elaborate roof MET 26.3.354-2 3150.jpg, Fragments of a relief depicting Kheti sitting in an armchair under an elaborate canopy File:Facsimile of the paintings on the north wall of the burial crypt in the tomb of Khety MET eg48.105.35.jpg, Facsimile of a painting from TT311 depicting weapons, located on the north wall of the burial chamber

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