From the same reference, Pg 76.
Biography of Methen (footnote c)
170. This is the earliest biography which we possess, ancl
it clearly betrays its primitive character. It is impossible to
determine with certainty the succession of the parts distributed
on the different walls, and the language is so bald,
abbreviated, and obscure that some of the narrative remains
unintelligible. Apart from the fact that it is our earliest
document of the kind, and the only one from the Third
Dynasty, the biography is especially valuable because it
deals with the geography and government of the North,
narrating RIethen's activity in the Delta, of the administration
of which at this earl$ period we otherwise know almost
nothing. The narrative tells of his gradual rise, from a
beginning as scribe and overseer of a provision magazine,
until he governs a considerable number of towns and districts
in the Delta. He also obtained in Upper Egypt the
rule of the eastern part of the Fayum and the Anubis nome
(Seventeenth). He was liberally rewarded with gifts of lands,
became master of the hunt, and tells us the size of his house,
with some account of the grounds; all of which, from an
age so remote, is of especial interest. He died in the reign
of Snefru; all his affiliations were with the families preceding
Snefru, and he was naturally buried beside the terraced
pyramid of Zoser, of the earlier part of the Third Dynasty.
c From his mastaba-chamber, found by Lepsius at Sakkara, and now in Berlin (Nos. Irog, 1106); published by Lepsius in Denkmiiler, 11, 3-7,120, a-e; Schaefer, AeRyptische .Inschri/ten aus dem Koniglichen Museum zu Berlin, I, 68, 73-87; Sethe, Uvkulzden, I, 1-7.
Breasted seems to have some difficulty deciding if Sneferu was 3'd Dynasty or 4th but it doesn't really matter. In either case, he predated Khufu.
So once again we are treated to the example of a minion having his life story on the walls of his tomb but the boss-hooter lies in obscurity?
