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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.
e. The New Kingdom, also referred to as the Egyptian Empire, was the ancient Egyptian state between the 16th century BC and the 11th century BC. This period of ancient Egyptian history covers the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Dynasties. Through radiocarbon dating, the establishment of the New Kingdom has been placed between 1570 BC and ...
Mastaba of Hesy-Re. Excavations at the Mastaba of Hesy-re in November 2010. The Mastaba of Hesy-re is an ancient Egyptian tomb complex in the great necropolis of Saqqara in Egypt. It is the final resting place of the high official Hesy-re, who served in office during the Third Dynasty under King Djoser (Netjerikhet).
An ancient Nekhen tomb painting in plaster with barques, staffs, goddesses, and animals - possibly the earliest example of an Egyptian tomb mural. Other discoveries at Nekhen include Tomb 100, the oldest known tomb with a mural painted on its plaster walls. The sepulchre is thought to date to the Gerzeh culture (c. 3500–3200 BC).
The ancient Egyptians put green stone scarab beetles into the coffins of important people, along with the mummified bodies. Late New Kingdom or Third Intermediate Period (c. 12th century-8th century BCE) At the end of the Middle Kingdom, new object types were introduced into burials, such as the first shabtis and the first heart scarabs ...
UTC+2 (EST) Eileithuia / el-Kab. Elkab, also spelled El-Kab or El Kab, is an Upper Egyptian site on the east bank of the Nile at the mouth of the Wadi Hillal about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Luxor (ancient Thebes). Elkab was called Nekheb in the Egyptian language (Coptic: ⲛ̀ⲭⲁⲃ enkhab, Late Coptic: [ənˈkɑb]), a name that refers ...
QV66 is the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Wife of Pharaoh Ramesses II, in Egypt 's Valley of the Queens. It was discovered by Ernesto Schiaparelli (the director of the Egyptian Museum in Turin) in 1904. Nefertari, which means "beautiful companion", was Ramesses II's favorite wife; he went out of his way to make this obvious, referring to her as ...
The tomb of Harkhuf and other tombs on the Qubbet el-Hawa. There have been about 100 tombs discovered as of July 2022. [1] The official website of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities writes that the inscriptions on the walls of the tombs here highlight the importance of the roles nobles played during this period of history, such as launching exploratory and commercial voyages and ...