The tomb, which faced the procession avenue to Mentuhotep II's temple, contains a corridor leading to an offering chapel with a niche for a statue of the deceased. A burial shaft descends to a burial chamber with a sarcophagus.
"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. Italian conservators cleaned some of the wall paintings in 1996.
Some of the Middle Kingdom's most prominent officials were buried at North Asasif, the statement said.
