This twin-mastaba belonged to Ptah-Hotep and his son Akhti-Hotep. Ptah-Hotep was a priest of Maat in the times of Pharaoh Djedkare, whose pyramid lies at South Saqqara. His son's career would not be inferior as he rose to become vizier, judge and overseer of the granaries and the treasury. The mastaba is quite small compared to Menkaure's and Kagemni's, but holds a selection of fine painted wall-reliefs. The most interesting aspect of this mastaba are the unfinished wall decorations. They are found in different levels of completion, providing us with much information about how they came to be. You can see drawings on the wall, how they were corrected by the master artist, then cut ut and painted. Look out for the decorations showing boys wrestle and playing board games, as well as the mural above the entrance with Ptah-Hotep being manicured and pedicured.
