The tomb of the official Pay was adapted by his son and successor Raia at Saqqara which, was originally constructed in the reign of Tutankhamun.

It was used for the family’s burials until the reign of Ramesses II, In the Saite and Persian Periods, the tomb was reused for lower-status burials.

The tomb was excavated and recorded by the joint EES/National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden expedition between 1994 and 1998.