People often ask me, ‘well, it’s not really as exciting as Indiana Jones, now is it?’
I reply, ‘to an archaeologist, yes, it certainly is!’

— Zahi Hawass

Graffito of the Vizier Userhat in the Valley of the Kings
Graffito of the Vizier Userhat in the Valley of the Kings

A graffito that tells us that the vizier Userhat made a tomb for his father, the vizier Amonnakht, in the "place of truth" - the Theban necropolis. (Photo by Sandro Vannini)

Location

Egypt
25° 26' 24" N, 32° 21' 36" E

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