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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.
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
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
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.
English: "The Mastaba" massive sculpture, floating in the Serpentine."The Mastaba" by Christo and Jeanne-Claude is a 600-ton array of red, magenta and blue oil drums. The shape is a rectangular pile with sloping sides, vertical ends and a flat top; it is derived from Egyptian tombs of that shape, the name comes from the Arabic for bench.
Known as a mastaba, the tomb is located in the pyramid necropolis of Dahshur, which the German Archaeological Institute Cairo has been excavating since 1976. Inscriptions on a limestone false door ...
Preparing for the afterlife “Inside Ancient Egypt” is one of the most popular exhibits at the museum and includes a three-story replica of a type of tomb called a mastaba.The tomb’s burial ...
Sabu's grave was discovered on January 19, 1936, by the British archaeologist Walter Bryan Emery.It is a mastaba tomb that consists of seven chambers. In Room E, the central burial chamber, the disk was found in a central location right next to Sabu's skeleton, which was originally buried in a wooden coffin. [4]