TT6, the tomb of Neferhotep and his son, Nebnefer .

The two lions, positioned back to back, seem to support the image of the sun rising between two hills, forming the akhet hieroglyphic sign (Gardiner N27), which designates the horizon. It is also a vignette of Chapter 17 of the Book of the Dead. They are called "yesterday" and "tomorrow"; the naming indicates the ageing sun, which sets in the western horizon, so that the young sun can rise in the eastern horizon, symbolising death and rebirth of the star, and thus, by assimilation, life of the deceased being constantly renewed, which is reflected in the ankh sign of life hanging from under the image of the horizon.

TT6, the tomb of Neferhotep and his son, Nebnefer .

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