An Architect's Tomb. The tomb of Kha and Merit, discovered by the Italian Egyptologist Ernesto Schiaparelli in 1906, is one of the three intact burial chambers found in Deir el Medina. Kha was the chief architect of Amenhotep III (circa 1390-1353 B.C.E.); his official title was "Chief of the Works in the Place of Truth," which indicates that he was responsible for overseeing the construction of Amenhotep Ill's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Merit was probably his second wife. All of Kha's and Merit's belongings removed from their tomb are currently in the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy.

Kha's Clothing. Kha was buried with fifty triangular loincloths, twenty-six knee-length kilts, seventeen sleeveless tunics, and four shawls. Seven of the loincloths and kilts were wrapped together. Surprisingly, some of the clothing in...