TT280

Theban tomb TT280
Burial site of Meketre
Floorplan tomb TT280
LocationSheikh Abd el-Qurna, Theban Necropolis
Discovered1895
Excavated byGeorges Daressy (1895)
Herbert Winlock (1920)
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Meketre
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

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.