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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.
The evidence of the use of mathematics in the Old Kingdom (c. 2690–2180 BC) is scarce, but can be deduced from inscriptions on a wall near a mastaba in Meidum which gives guidelines for the slope of the mastaba. [5] The lines in the diagram are spaced at a distance of one cubit and show the use of that unit of measurement. [1]
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.
This image is a derivative work of the following images: File:Mastaba.jpg licensed with Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL . 2006-03-12T01:07:20Z Oesermaatra0069 474x292 (78403 Bytes) This image depict a ancient monument of Egypt.
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 ...
The Mastaba of Kaninisut (or Ka-ni-nisut ['"KҘ(j)-nj-nśw.t"]), [2] or Mastaba G 2155, is an ancient Egyptian mastaba tomb, located at the West field of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The cult chamber of the mastaba is now on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna with inventory number 8006.
Mastaba S3504 (Saqqara Tomb No. 3504) is a large mastaba tomb located in the Saqqara necropolis in Lower Egypt. It was built during the reign of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Djet , in the First Dynasty ( Early Dynastic Period ), shortly after 3000 BC.
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