Old Kingdom, Dynasty IV; 2494-2345 BCE
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The protected entrance; hieroglyphs around the entrance |
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The entranceThis double tomb, open only by special permission, was discovered in 1965. As a double tomb, scenes are repeated in each half. |
| Because the two owners of this double tomb stand face to face, it was once thought that they were brothers, thus the common name, The Tomb of the Two Brothers. | ||
| These men had, in fact, different parents, and are primarily linked through friendship and profession. They were both Priests of the Sun Temple. | 
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Servants pulling the boat; detail | ||
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Scenes of daily life: workers pulling something?; workers carrying what?; herdsmen | ||
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Geese; donkeys; tethering a bull | ||
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