Egypt has opened a 4,000-year-old tomb to tourists after a process of restoration and documentation. Located in Asasif, in Thebes, the so-called “Tomb of Meru” holds the remains of a high-ranking military official from the court of King Mentuhotep II, of the 11th Dynasty, who led Egypt until 2004 BC. month.
to grave was restored by Polish Center for Mediterranean Archeology at the University of Warsaw and by the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt.
Tomb of Meru (TT240) , the only old kingdom tomb opened for visitors pic.twitter.com/L4zirVWlJq
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About the 4,000-year-old tomb
“This is the first site from such an ancient period in Western Thebes to be accessible to visitors,” said the Ministry of Antiquities of Upper Egypt, reported by the news agency Reuterswhich quotes the director general of the ministry, Fathi Yassin.
The tomb was built in front of the path that led to the temple of Mentuotepe II (Pharaoh of the XI dynasty of Egypt) and has a corridor that leads to an offering chapel. The structure also has a funerary shaft with a sarcophagus.
“This is the only decorated room in the tomb, with an unusual plaster painting decoration,” said Yassin. The space has walls with paintings of human figures made on a limestone plaster base.