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Standing atop a dune near the tomb's entrance, Hawass said it was the first tomb discovered to the west of Khafre's pyramid and could lead to more discoveries nearby.

Egypt's Top Archaeologists Discover Nearly 4,500 Year Old Tomb AP 2010

"It is very clear that this man was carrying out a very important role," Hawass said, based on the tomb's decoration.

Egypt's Top Archaeologists Discover Nearly 4,500 Year Old Tomb AP 2010

It was used between 1860 and around 1909 as a decoration to the tomb's bathroom, where its rubber backing was seen as a godsend.

Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009

It was used between 1860 and around 1909 as a decoration to the tomb's bathroom, where its rubber backing was seen as a godsend.

Muhammad's Carpet to be Auctioned Dungeekin 2009

Standing inside the 4,300-year-old structure, Zahi Hawass said hieroglyphics on the tomb's walls indicate it belonged to Rudj-ka, a priest inspector in the mortuary cult of the pharaoh Khafre, who built the second largest of Giza's pyramids.

Egypt's Top Archaeologists Discover Nearly 4,500 Year Old Tomb AP 2010

Standing inside the 4,300-year-old structure, Zahi Hawass said hieroglyphics on the tomb's walls indicate it belonged to Rudj-ka, a priest inspector in the mortuary cult of the pharaoh Khafre, who built the second largest of Giza's pyramids.

Egypt's Top Archaeologists Discover Nearly 4,500 Year Old Tomb The Huffington Post News Team 2010

Standing inside the 4,300-year-old structure, Zahi Hawass said hieroglyphics on the tomb's walls indicate it belonged to Rudj-ka, a priest inspector in the mortuary cult of the pharaoh Khafre, who built the second largest of Giza's pyramids.

Egypt's Top Archaeologists Discover Nearly 4,500 Year Old Tomb The Huffington Post News Team 2010

They would have covered the tomb's upper level, while his body was interred in a chamber below ground.

Paintings from the Lost Tomb of Nebamun Jan 2009

Once the tomb's stone walls had been erected, they were covered in straw and Nile mud mixed together into a squishy paste.

Paintings from the Lost Tomb of Nebamun Jan 2009

Nor do historians have any record of the original tomb's location.

Paintings from the Lost Tomb of Nebamun Jan 2009