s ▁p ets ▁such ▁as ▁hunting ▁dogs , ▁domestic ▁c ats ▁and ▁gu en ons . ▁This ▁may ▁be ▁because ▁these ▁animals ▁were ▁very ▁easy ▁to ▁t ame ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁become ▁a ▁danger ▁to ▁the ▁d war fs . ▁A ▁unique ▁relief ▁from ▁the ▁m ast aba ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁official ▁Ny ank hn es w ▁( 6 th ▁D ynast y ) ▁shows ▁a ▁d war f ▁taking ▁a ▁le op ard ▁for ▁a ▁walk . ▁In ▁another ▁tomb ▁( that ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁official ▁No fer , ▁also ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁D ynast y ), ▁one ▁relief ▁shows ▁a ▁d war f ▁and ▁his ▁gu en on ▁while ▁the ▁little ▁a pe ▁pil fers ▁g rap es ▁from ▁a ▁fruit ▁basket ▁and ▁plays ▁with ▁his ▁cord . ▁Further ▁Old ▁Kingdom ▁relief s ▁suggest ▁that ▁gu en ons ▁literally ▁assist ed ▁their ▁keep ers : ▁in ▁the ▁tomb ▁of ▁Ka aper ▁a ▁unique ▁relief ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁d war f ▁and ▁his ▁gu en on , ▁as ▁they ▁both ▁specify ▁the ▁clock ▁for ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁mus icians . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁dep ict ions ▁of ▁d war fs ▁working ▁themselves ▁as ▁mus icians ▁are ▁very ▁rare . ▁ ▁Old ▁Kingdom ▁ins cri ptions ▁reve al ▁that ▁d war fs ▁had ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁be ▁promoted ▁in ▁their ▁prof essions ▁and ▁offices . ▁High ▁rank ▁titles ▁such ▁as ▁ ″ over se er ▁of ▁the ▁d war fs ▁in ▁the ▁house - of - cl oth es ″