Graffito
Graffito dated to year 20, month 3 of peret season, day 2 of reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III is a visitor's inscription left in the Step Pyramid's South Chamber by Nakhtwer(?) on behalf of a group of scribes mentioned by names.
Bibliography:
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