Neferonpet, who was also called Kenro, has a tomb in el-Khokha,
sharing the same courtyard as the tombs of Nefersekheru (TT296) and
Djutmose (TT295). He was a temple scribe and held the title of 'Scribe
of the Treasury in the Estate of Amun-Re' during the reign of Rameses
II.
Neferonpet's tomb consists of a large hall which leads into an inner
chamber with a statue niche at the rear. On the outer lintel,
cartouches of Rameses II are seen with depictions of Neferonpet and
his wife Mutemwia before Osiris.
To the left of the entrance there are episodes from the 'Book of
Gates', similar to those in the tomb of Nefersekheru. Scenes around
the northern, eastern and southern walls show the deceased and his
wife led by Anubis to a judgement scene where Horus and Thoth report
their verdict to Osiris, Isis and Nephthys. Neferonpet and his wife
can be seen drinking from a pool in a garden and presiding over
banqueting scenes. The inevitable harpist entertains the guests while
the deceased couple play a game of Senet (with a cat gnawing on a bone
beneath Mutemwia's chair). Finally, Neferonpet is shown censing and
libating before the deified Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari.
On the right side of the entrance are more scenes of offerings. A
personified djed-pillar supports the disc of the sun setting in the
Western Mountain and the deceased and his wife offer to various gods
within small shrines (Thoth, Ma'at, Atum, Sekhmet, Ptah, Isis, Re-Horakhty
and Ma'at). Below, there is a tree-goddess scene and the funeral
procession with the sarcophagus being dragged towards the tomb. The
'nine friends' and female mourners take part in the procession along
with servants carrying provisions and burial goods towards a pyramid
tomb with a stela.
On the lintel above the entrance to the inner room a double scene
shows Neferonpet and his wife adoring Osiris and Isis, Re-Horakhty and
Ma'at. To the left of the doorway into the inner room there are
funerary scenes where Neferonpet adores mummified deities and
ultimately, Hathor as a cow in the Western Mountain. Below, priests
perform rituals of purification with a list of offerings to be given
and rituals for the 'Opening of the Mouth'.
At the rear of the inner chamber there are four painted seated statues
representing Neferonpet and his wife with two male relatives whose
names can no longer be read.
The right-hand side of the inner chamber, beginning to the right of
the entrance, the deceased couple can be seen offering to a barque
containing a personified djed-pillar which is held aloft by Anubis and
the standards of Thoth and Wepwawet. Offerings are also made to
Sokar-Osiris who is portrayed as a hawk on a shrine. In the register
below, Neferonpet in his office of scribe of the treasury, supervises
five rows of temple activities - bead-workers, sculptors and cooks.
Gold from the treasury is weighed and recorded and men are shown
storing provisions. |