The tomb of Nyankhnefertem also known as Temi

Clearly, this was considered the most important of the two.

 The six upright doorposts 

These are arranged symmetrically about the central axis, three on each side, bearing vertical inscriptions and, at the bottom, a representation of the deceased above whom is his name. The differences from one to the other suggest that at least two people worked on them. In all cases, he wears a short beard, flared at the bottom, a necklace, and a kilt with a projecting triangular front. On the external and innermost doorposts Nyankhnefertem wears a short rounded wig, holding in one hand a kherep sceptre across his chest and in the other a folded piece of cloth. On the other two, he wears a longer wig which extends down to his shoulders and holding in front of him his long staff of office, and the other hand hangs at his side clutching a folded piece of cloth.
The three left doorpost representations are by the same artist and are of average quality with very few details. With those of the right side (see the image opposite), the figure of the middle doorpost is in stark contrast to all the others: the engraving is deeper, the facial features are better produced and there is more detail in the hieroglyphs: this is the work of a master/teacher, probably the model intended for his pupil(s?).
In contrast, his staff is very poorly executed: no variation in thickness, no bulge at the end: everything indicates a rather clumsy hand. Was it to show disapproval in the quality that someone cut the staff in this doorpost with several horizontal irregular cuts?
Above each of the characters where he holds the long staff he is inscribed with the name "Nyankhnefertem", but on ones where he holds the sceptre he is identified as "Temi". Note that the hieroglyph "tm", of the sledge, has been reversed in all instances except in the case of the middle doorpost on the right. Why this inversion? As will be discussed below, it is not about a mistake, but of a deliberate act.


The tomb of Nyankhnefertem also known as Temi


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