Horus in Roy's tomb

A fresco detail in Roy’s tomb depicts Roy being taken by Horus to a golden temple where Osiris presides, with Roy in a respectful demeanour (only his legs are visible here). The Four Sons of Horus appear before Osiris: Amseti, who has a human head, Hapy, who has a baboon head, Duamutef, who has a falcon head, and Qebehsenuef, who has a dog head. They are the keepers of the canopic jars, which hold the deceased’s internal organs. They are depicted on top of a lotus flower, which represents rebirth and rejuvenation. During Horemheb’s reign, Roy was a royal writer of the 18th dynasty. His tomb (TT 255) is located in the Dra Abu el-Naga Necropolis on the Westbank of Luxor. It is one of the socalled “Tombs of the Nobles”.