The Rock Tombs of Meir
Collier&Manley’s book “How to Read Egyptian” is mainly based upon stelae conserved in the British Museum but several examples are taken from scenes depicted in Middle Kingdom tombs at Meir.
Every time I study a book and the text propose me a photo or a drawing of an object immediately I got caught up by the need of knowing more about the context where the object was found, I would like to see the place, to see more images of the object and of other objects found together.
This is the reason why I started to search and surf the Internet and then collected here the most interesting info and links I found. I hope they are useful or of some interest to someone else too.
Information on Meir
“Meir is a village in Upper Egypt. It is located on the west bank of the Nile, in the Asyut Governorate, some 7 kilometers west of el-Qusiya. The modern village is situated at coordinates 
27°27′00″N 30°45′00″E, while the necropolis is located at 27°25′00″N 30°43′00″E.”
From Wikipedia – Meir
And this is the article about Meir in “egyptian monuments” blog by Su Bayfield:
http://egyptsites.wordpress.com/2009/02/12/meir/
Photos
Panoramio
Some photos from Panoramio, that you can find while surfing Meir location on Google Maps. They are really wonderful, practically a visit on site without moving from your chair.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17284993 – by trevcook
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16415869 – by Tutank
Flickr
Some photos by Nora Shalaby:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/norashalaby/sets/72157608582548958/
and some others by Stefan Geens,
“From Nov 30-Dec 6 2008, Master’s students in Egyptology at the Dutch-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) travelled through Middle Egypt in search of archaeological enlightenment. Led by Ilona Regulski, assistant director for Egyptology and archaeology at the NVIC.”
Among the visited places Meir and its Tombs:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stefangeens/sets/72157610469524639/
Egiptomania
Here are some other from the Spanish site of Egyptomania:
http://www.egiptomania.com/antiguoegipto/middle/meir.htm
Bibliography
The best reference to Meir’s Tombs are the five volumes published by Aylward M. Blackman for the Egypt Exploration Fund (Egypt Exploration Society) :
- The Rock Tombs of Meir. Part I. The Tomb-Chapel of Ukh-Hotp’s son Senbi
- The Rock Tombs of Meir. Part II. The Tomb-Chapel of Senbi’s son Ukh-Hotp (B, No. 2)
- The Rock Tombs of Meir. Part III. The Tomb-Chapel of Ukh-Hotp son of Ukh-Hotp and Mersi (B, No. 4)
- The Rock Tombs of Meir. Part IV. The Tomb-Chapel of Pepi’onkh the Middle Son of Sebkhotpe and Pekhernefert (D, No. 2)
- The Rock Tombs of Meir. Part V. The Tomb-Chapels A, No. 1 (that of Ni-‘ankh-Pepi the Black), A, No. 2 (that of Pepi’onkh with the ‘Good Name’ of Heny the Black), A, No. 4 (that of Hepi the Black), D, No. 1 (that of Pepi), and E, Nos. 1-4 (those of Meniu, Nenki, Pepi’onkh and Tjetu)
At now only one volume is available free (I hope legally) on the Internet, it’s the 4th, you can download it here.
Let me know if you find some other interesting info on Meir to add to my list.