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Example of a mastaba, the Mastabat al-Fir'aun of Shepseskaf. A mastaba (/ ˈ m æ s t ə b ə / MASS-tə-bə, [1] / ˈ m ɑː s t ɑː b ɑː / MAHSS-tah-bah or / m ɑː ˈ s t ɑː b ɑː / mahss-TAH-bah), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone.
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The Mastabat al-Fir'aun (Arabic: مصطبة الفرعون Romanised: Maṣṭabat al-Firʿawn), also referred to in Egyptological literature as the Mastaba el-Faraun, Mastabat el-Faraun or Mastabat Faraun, and meaning "Bench of the Pharaoh") is the grave monument of the ancient Egyptian king Shepseskaf (reign c. 2510–2503 BC), the last king of the Fourth Dynasty documented to date.
English: Floor plan of the famous mastaba of Ti (other spelling: Ty) at Saqqara, Egypt. Drawn after comparing different plans and descriptions. Explanations: 1: Portico with two pillars; 2: First serdab, visible through two narrow windows from the portica and from the courtyard; 3: Pillared courtyard; a: false door of Demedj, Ti’s son
English: Floor plan of the Mastaba of Mereruka in Saqqara, Egypt. Designed and drawn in comparison of different existing plans and descriptions. Explanations: Entry from the south side (arrow) A1–A21, beige shading: rooms for Mereruka himself; B1–B6, green shading: rooms for Mereruka’s wife Watet-khet-hor
Double-Mastaba: The mastaba had 7 burial shafts. G 7148 +7149: Double-Mastaba: The mastaba had 5 burial shafts. G 7150: Stone-Mastaba: Khufukhaf II and his wife Khentkaues: Khentkaues is a King's daughter of his body: Dynasty V (time of Nyuserre Ini) Possibly a son of Khufukhaf I. G 7152: Stone-Mastaba: Sekhemankhptah: Late V or Dynasty VI: G ...
[32] [34] The fact of the mastaba's square plan led Rainer Stadelmann, however, to suggest that it was never the intended final form and that it was planned to be a pyramid from the outset. [35] The conversion (P1) encased the mastaba (M3) extending its length by 5.76 m (19 ft; 11 cu) on each axis giving it a base length of 85.5 m (281 ft; 163 ...
The mastaba is a type of tomb structure named after the Egyptian-Arabic word for 'stone bench'. Concerning art history, mastabas are part of an evolutionary line that began with the tombs of the elite from the early dynastic period, which lead to the construction of pyramids within royal contexts; and ended at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty in ...