the tomb of khnumhotep and niankhkhnum was discovered by egyptologist ahmed moussa in the necropolis at saqqara, egypt in 1964, during the excavation of the causeway for the pyramid of king unas. it is the only tomb in the necropolis where men are displayed embracing and holding hands. in addition, the men's chosen names (both theophorics to the creator-god khnum) form a linguistic reference to their closeness: niankhkhnum means "life belongs to khnum" and khnumhotep means "khnum is satisfied;"