The tomb is to the northeast of Djoser's
complex (north to the pyramid
of Teti). Mereruka was a vizier
to the 6th
dynasty's King Teti.
His tomb is the largest and the best preserved one of the dynasty.
Mereruka was married to King Teti's daughter, Watet-khet-hor
(Seshseshat). They begot a son called Meri-titi as well as other
children. Both the wife and the son were buried in the same
tomb of Mereruka and complete sections of the tomb are dedicated
to them.
The tomb has thirtysomething rooms. In the six-pillared offering
hall, a statue of Mereruka is placed striding out from a false
door.
The tomb was discovered in the 1890s. The numerosity of the
reliefs in this tomb gave archeologists an opportunity to examine
life aspects at that time.
