Slaughtering a bull as part of funeral rites

Mentuemhat was the virtual ruler of Thebes alongside the concurrent God's Wife during part of Dynasty 25 and early 26. He constructed a large tomb in the Asasif, as did other major figures of late Dynasty 25 and Dynasty 26, most of the others closely associated with the God's Wife. His huge tomb is sometimes referred to as a palace tomb. It is marked at its eastern end by a large brick pylon with an arch. The actual entry is from a gate and descending entry at the northeast corner of a huge sunken open court west of the pylon. A second smaller open court follows. Subterranean rooms and corridors branch off these courts, and descending corridors continue further west to suites of rooms and the burial chamber, Although parts have long been known, this huge edifice has only been recently completely cleared, and the tomb remains under study.

While the stone is poor and the walls of relief decoration in the tomb have greatly suffered, this relief has convincingly assigned to the west portico which opens from the west side of the first sunken court and leads to the second. This is the only area known to have raised relief at this point, and the north wall, which seems to have been concerned with the funeral procession and activities during the funeral, has been shown to be the location for this cattle slaughtering scene.