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Zahi Hawass

Another tomb, in the upper cemetery, owned by Nefertjes, is decorated with false doors portraying workers grinding grain, kneading dough and brewing beer (shown here, compare with photo of statuette). Nefer-tjes’s wife Nefer-hetepes is identified by the title “One Known by the King, Weaver”—suggesting that the tomb contains the remains of prominent artisans in the worker community.