Prince Dhutmose has commanded a splendid tomb to be built for his final journey to the Land of the Dead.

Pepi's father is to decorate it, but how can he paint the unimaginable - the Lions of the Horizon, the terrible gods Horus the Hawk and Sebek the crocodile, and Mertseger the deadly Winged Cobra?

Pepi decides to find real-life models for his father, using his knowledge of secret names.

In this enthralling, magically illustrated story, young readers can solve the secret names for themselves, using a simple hieroglyphics key to enter the mysterious world of ancient Egypt.