Tomb of Meryra

The tomb contains four sections including an antechamber, a hall of columns, a second hall, and a shrine, with two original columns removed during the Coptic period.

Meryra served as the High Priest of Aten during the reign of Pharaoh Akhenaten in the 18th Dynasty, supervising religious ceremonies in the Great Aten Temple.

The tomb walls display detailed reliefs depicting religious ceremonies, royal imagery, and architectural views of the Great Aten Temple in both horizontal and vertical arrangements.

Visitors need to obtain permits and coordinate with local authorities to access the northern cluster of Amarna tombs where Meryra's burial chamber is located.

The sculptured reliefs demonstrate a specific artistic technique that combines plaster modeling over sunken relief images cut directly into the stone surface.

GPS coordinates: 27.66385,30.92746

Latest update: March 13, 2025 12:25