Bekh was an artisan in the service of King Den, the 4th ruler of the 1st Dynasty. His name was found inscribed on an ivory label close to the king´s, and on two copper adzes. The placement of his name in connection to the king´s could imply that Bekh was ranked higher than a regular artisan.

Suspicions are that Bekh was sacrificed and put in the tomb of his master, as this seems to have been a frequent practice at royal burials in the Early dynastic days.