The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities/Handout via REUTERSCAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Egypt has restored, documented and opened to tourists the Middle Kingdom tomb of Meru, the oldest site accessible to the public on Luxor's West Bank, home to some of its most spectacular Pharaonic monuments including the Valley of the Kings.
Meru's rock-hewn tomb was restored by the Polish Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw and Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
"This is the only decorated room of the tomb, with an unusual decoration of painting on lime plaster," Yassin said.
Meru's tomb had been known since at least the mid-19th century, according to the Polish Egyptian archaeological mission.
Some of the Middle Kingdom's most prominent officials were buried at North Asasif, the statement said.