Tomb of Khaemhet
Khaemhet was overseer of granaries of Upper and Lower Egypt.
Approach to the tomb.
Remodelled entrance. The tomb was discovered in 1842.
Inside, a panorama of plowing and hoeing.
Supervising field laborers.
Fat cattle, shown so small that they hardly rise to the knee. The herders carry papyrus rolls with accounts of the herds.
A grain-transport ship unloads at Thebes. The handles of the oars are carved with images of the king.
A worker drinks from a skin tied to a tree.
Horses pull a chariot.
Khaemhet inspects things while sitting on a folding stool.
Khaemhet, on the left, bows before Amenophis III, whose image was moved long ago to Berlin. Behind Khaemhet, officials show their respect for him.
Khaemhet makes an offering; field workers to left.