The tomb of Irukaptah at Saqqara, also called Khenu

The two registers present the same aspect: each bed is covered with a white mattress; the head, which is on the right, being higher than the feet. Each bed has a canopy whose flat roof is sustained by five posts (apparently on both sides). The bottom of the posts have the shape of a bull's paw. The wood is painted black and striped with yellow.
• On the top register, two men are close to the bed. Like all of the others characters, they wear a plain loincloth and a short wig. The man standing at the side of the bed, holds a headrest in his left hand and a fly-swatter in the other. The second man, standing at the foot of the bed, also holds his fly-swatter in his right hand, whilst in the other he clutches a stick. Behind him, badly preserved, is a low table.
• On the register below, there are five men who are represented, reduced in stature because of the small height of the register. Two men stand at the side of the bed (see hp-46). The first, leans forward, levelling the mattress; the one who stands behind him holds a fly-swatter and a headrest (however, there is already one represented on the bed). On the left, can be seen two men who carry what appears to be an armchair with a high backrest (see ch-45). Behind them advances another man who holds in one hand a pitcher at the end of a rope, and of the other he holds a bag placed over his shoulder.
Even though the creating of a bed is represented regularly in the joinery scenes, this is not the case with the arrangement of a bed and a mattress. At the end of the 5th Dynasty, the ends of the posts will be seen in the shape of lion's paws replacing those of paws of the bull and the characters will kneel on the mattress to level it better

 The tomb of Irukaptah at Saqqara, also called Khenu


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