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Necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga - Tomb of Roi 


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Rather higher up is the Tomb of Roi (No. 255), a Royal Scribe and Steward, which was excavated by Carter. Left hand entrance wall: work in the fields. Left hand (south) wall: above, the dead man and one of his relatives, each accompanied by a woman, praying to various gods; the dead man and his sister led by the falcon headed Horus to the scales on which their hearts are to be weighed; they are conducted by Harsiesis into the presence of Osiris; below, the burial. Right hand wall: the dead man, his sister and various relatives receiving an offering from a priest clad in a panther skin.
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