This room is divided in two by the entrance on its north side and the doorway to room B (facing it) on the south side. It measures approximately 2.5 metres north to south, an average of 3.5 metres wide and slightly over 2 metres in height. The floor and ceiling are lower than that of the entrance. The picture registers and text bands of the dividing and lower borders wrap around the eastern and western ends of the room, producing two distinct areas. The entrance to the second room is surrounded by a yellow painted facade. Room A - east side The end (east) wall of this side of the first room has a large damaged section, however, it does not hinder the understanding of its content (see nfrp11 and nfrp12). The general form of the header frieze, borders and text bands has already been discussed, leaving only description of the actual content of the two picture registers and text bands. Above the scenes of both registers is a dark blue hieroglyph of the sky symbol, running out over the end border at the top, but only over the length of the lower picture register. In the case of this set of walls, they contain white stars.
Upper picture register This contains (reading from the right of the entrance) five portal (sbxt) scenes, taken from chapter 144-147 of the "Book of the Dead", followed by the "psychostasis" (adoration, presentation and court of the deceased, with the "weighing of the heart"). With the exception of the roof adornments (and the 1st portal, where the demon sits on the roof, not inside), all of the golden portals of the demon guards are represented identically. The demons squat inside at two levels, in each case on thick, green mats. With every shrine the door is open. Each stands on a white base with a cornice and a coloured ladder-band with red, bluish green and dark blue rectangles. The back wall and roof are constructed from two ladder-bands, the roof having (additionally) a coloured cornice and a grape motif as a ceiling. The narrow, yellow door at the front has a grid pattern. The text for the scenes is contained in several columns of text, which (with the exception of the 3rd portal where the couple are missing) begins above their heads and finish in two columns in front of them. The text is written in retrograde style, in the opposite direction to that expected from looking at the individual hieroglyphs. All of the portals are associated directly with progress towards the court of the deceased, before Osiris.
This roof has a row of khekeru, like that of the 2nd portal.
This roof design is identical to that of the 3rd portal. The "Psychostasis" scene, can be divided into two sub-scenes. They extends from the east wall to the south wall, the junction being between the couple being presented to the court and the actual weighing of the heart. Above these, however, and spread across the junction of both walls, are the four assessors; the second assessor being separated from his offering table by the corner.
This scene is frequently called "the weighing of the heart". The weighing is carried out by Horus and Thoth. They stand before a high beam balance sitting on the usual pedestal, in whose left bowl is the feather of Ma'at ("truth"), the heart of the deceased is in that of the right. Horus holds the stand with his left hand, at the top of which is a small baboon, from beneath which a horizontal feather protrudes. The plumb is checked by Horus with his right hand. Thoth with his right hand raised in greeting, whilst in his left he holds his writing materials. The presention and weighing take place before the shrine of Osiris. In front of the shrine is the Imiut, a spotted animal fur hanging from a pillar. The shrine is framed on both sides by a double ladder-band, a single band frames the top with the addition of a corniced roof, topped with a uraeus frieze. The mummy-form Osiris sits on a throne, standing on a dark-blue Ma'at sign, which rests on a reed mat. On the top of a large lotus blossom stand the images of the four sons of Horus. Osiris holds the crook and flail of power across his chest, while around his neck he wears a richly embellished collar. Symbolically, Nephthys (in front) and Isis stand, with raised hands, behind Osiris. Thoth conveys the result of the weighing to Osiris. Middle text band An offering which the king gives for Osiris, First of the West, Wennefer, the Lord of the Sacred land, the Great God, Ruler of Abydos, the Ruler in the Necropolis, the great in Busiris, the eldest in Heracleopolis, he who is in the tomb hills, the First of the horizon. He who is with the Atef-crown, who came from his mothers body, who the uraeus snake decorates the head of his limbs, the Ba with the secret face in his Ennead of gods, who is in the tomb hills in the western-mountains, the Lord to whom tribute is paid, for whom obeisance is made. One kisses the earth at the place where he is, the Lord of embodiment with numerous manifestations, ... missing section ... May you grant that I am in the entourage of your Ka, that I am allowed under your praises and am associated with the splendid transfiguration, that I survive [in peace], as they survive; the Osiris, scribe of the treasury of the house of Amun, Kenro, justified. Lower picture register Starting at the entrance end of the register, on the north wall, Neferrenpet and his wife can first be seen drinking from a pond in a garden and this is followed by four scenes of offerings (the first of which is on the north wall, the others are on the east wall). Next, the inevitable harpist entertains the guests while they play a board game. Finally, on the south wall, Neferrenpet is shown making offerings before the deified Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari. There is damage to this register, affecting the third and fourth scenes.
In the 1st offering scene (right-hand section of view above), Neferrenpet sits on a black chair with a back-rest. His feet, with white sandals, rest on a small box. In his right hand he holds the sekhem-sceptre, the left is raised in greeting. A bold-headed priest, wearing the garments of a lector-priest, stands in front of him with offerings. He holds in his lowered right hand a bunch of lotus blossoms and buds (their red stalks forming a ring), and a libation vessel, from which drops fall on to the knees of the deceased. In his left hand he holds an offering of breads, flat cakes and meats , etc. In the 2nd offering scene, the seated Neferrenpet holds a bouquet of lotus blossoms, the sekhem-sceptre and a tall lettuce in his right hand, while he extends his left hand forwards. Behind him, the seated Mutemwia places her left hand on her husbands shoulder, while the other rests on her lap. Around Neferrenpet's neck hangs an onion, indicating that this scene may be associated with the festival of Sokar. The text defines the scene as "... the night of the festival of Baraset (Bastet) and the first festival of Osiris ...". The damage to the right-hand side of this scene (and the beginning of the next, which must contain the deceased's wife) does not allow enough space for either an offering table or another person to be present. In the 3rd offering scene, Neferrenpet and Mutemwia sit before a large offering table (nfrp12), which is based on the ka  hieroglyph as a standard, its raised arms enveloping the layers of offerings (just visible at the left of the view of the next offering scene).
Beneath the table are four vessels, each decorated with a small garland and placed on a small stand, containing yet more offerings of possibly green vegetables.
Above it, in the area of the descriptive text, are six baskets filled alternatively with red and blue fruits.Due to the damage of the left-hand side of this scene, only Mutemwia's foot (with painted toenails) and the bottom of her garment are now visible and Neferrenpet's upper torso is also missing.
A sem-priest (his name is stated as Bak-n-wer) stands the other side of the offering table, burning incense and offering libations. Beneath the offering table are six round-bellied jugs, each with a lotus blossom entwined around it.
Kneeling, he holds the harp against his chest, while resting the base of it on a pillow against his knees. He plays the instrument with both hands. The scene of the couple playing a board game is the final scene on the wall, and the couple face in the opposite direction to the other representations. They are seated at a table, from which hangs a colourful garland, and on top of which sits the board game. The yellow board is divided into two different field areas : 4 rows of 9 cells on the left, and to the right are two rows cells separated by a broad blank space. On the board are two different kinds of gaming pieces of alternately pale blue-green and red-brown, larger ("Halma"-style) pieces nearest to him and knuckle or spool shaped pieces further away. Because of the board design and the gaming pieces, it is unlikely that this is the game of Senet (no name is given in the text). Perhaps the board was intended for playing two different games. In his left hand, Neferrenpet holds a sekhem-sceptre, with his right he balances a white gaming piece on his forefinger. Behind him, holding his shoulders with both of her hands, his wife sits on a stool, whereas he sits on a chair. Beneath and tied tied to her stool crouches a cat (view n037), wearing a collar and chewing on a bone.
Neferrenpet burns incense and makes a libation offering in front of an offering table, piled high with food, under which are five red-brown jugs entwined with lotus blooms. The couple, Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari (mother of Amenhotep I), to whom Neferrenpet is paying homage, are situated under a canopy, supported on blue-green papyrus columns and which stands on a base of the standard design for this tomb. Amenhotep holds a crook and flail of power in his right hand and the ankh-sign of life in his left. He wears the blue khepresh crown with a uraeus. Ahmose-Nefertari, as frequently, was portrayed with black skin (which in this case has now faded), wears a vulture bonnet with a tall double feather attachment and in her right hand she hold a fly whisk, in the left she holds the ankh sign of life. The image of the deceased royal pair has succumbed to fracturing of the underlying rock, which has affected other areas of this tomb. Lower text band The Osiris, scribe of the divine offering of the house of Amun, Kenro, justified, he says: "Greetings, Osiris, First of the West, Lord of Abydos, the Great God, Lord of the Underworld, Lord of Eternity (nHH), Ruler of Forever (Dt), King of the underworld, Lord of the West. You are the eldest in Busiris, main spokesman in the necropolis, who has the high crown of two feathers and the pointed horns, the great and uppermost of his brothers. May he grant: entering as promised, coming out as beloved in the presence of the lords of the underworld, rejoicing, when Re appears, and rejoicing in his countenance. That I may take my seat ... missing section ... that my name is spoken and that one finds me on the day of Rosetau, so that I move the walls with onion-garlands around my neck on the day of Sokar." For the Ka of the scribe of the treasury of the house of Amun, Kenro, justified. [ Room A continues on page 3 ]
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