Tomb of Mereruka

 

The deceased is shown seated on a chair, , holding his staff of office. At his feet squats the diminutive figure of his wife. The front upper part of the portrayal is badly damaged.
Behind him, in what was originally five sub-registers (the upper one almost totally lost) are attendants with the title "servant of the Ka", four to each register. This title is held by priests given the task of attending the funerary cult. In front of him is first a column of text "Observing the jubilation of the one honoured by the king, Mereruka, his good name is Meri", then five sub-registers of servants carrying food offerings (six in each register). Towards the left, the upper row is damaged, along with the leftmost servant of the next row down. In the top two registers, the servants bring a variety of fowl and joints of meat; whilst in the bottom three registers, the offerings are carried in panniers suspended from poles across the shoulders. Again, these porters carry the title "servant of the Ka" before their names