A mastaba (/ˈmæstəbə/ MASS-tə-bə, /ˈmɑːstɑːbɑː/ MAHSS-tah-bah or /mɑːˈstɑːbɑː/ mahss-TAH-bah), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian...
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The Mastaba of Ti is one of the most important archaeological sites of Saqqara. The mastaba was discovered by Auguste Mariette. The mastaba contains two...
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He is mainly known from his mastaba that was found at Saqqara. Many decorated parts were brought to the Louvre. The mastaba of Akhethetep is inscribed...
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the form of a mastaba before alterations (P1 to P2) were made to create its step pyramidal form. In the first stage (M1), the mastaba had a square plan...
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step-pyramid-like structure has been found at Saqqara, dating to the First Dynasty: Mastaba 3808, which has been attributed to the reign of Pharaoh Anedjib, with inscriptions...
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude (redirect from The Serpentine Mastaba)
London Mastaba, the nearby Serpentine Gallery presented an exhibition of the artists' work, entitled Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Barrels and The Mastaba 1958–2018...
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contains several stone-built mastabas dating from as late as the 6th Dynasty. Tombs from the time of Menkaure include the mastabas of the royal chamberlain...
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The Mastaba of Seshemnefer IV is a mastaba tomb in Cemetery GIS of the Giza Necropolis in Egypt. It dates from the early Sixth Dynasty (c. 2340 BC), and...
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The Mastaba of Kaninisut (or Ka-ni-nisut [Ka-nj-nswt]), or Mastaba G 2155, is an ancient Egyptian mastaba tomb, located at Giza in the West field of the...
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Mastabat al-Fir'aun (category Mastabas)
(Arabic: مصطبة الفرعون, also referred to in Egyptological literature as the Mastaba el-Faraun, Mastabat el-Faraun or Mastabat Faraun, and meaning "Bench of...
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2800 BC. It was found in 1936 in the north of the Saqqara necropolis in mastaba S3111, the grave of the ancient Egyptian official Sabu after whom it is...
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Ptahshepses (section Discovery of the Mastaba)
one of the most distinguished members of the royal court. Ptahshepses' mastaba complex in Abusir is considered by many to be the most extensive and architecturally...
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Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum (category Mastabas)
exploration of their mastaba John Hirst and Thierry Benderitter, "The Mastaba of Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep," Complete virtual tour of mastaba. Osirisnet.net...
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Khaba (section Mastaba Z500)
el'Aryan belongs to him. Others believe instead that his tomb is a large mastaba close to the Layer Pyramid, where numerous stone vessels bearing Khaba's...
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Shepseskaf (section Decision to build a mastaba)
Shepseskaf's decisions to abandon the Giza necropolis and to build a mastaba, that is a flat-roofed rectangular structure, rather than a pyramid for...
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as platforms (usually oval, rectangular or square). The ziggurat was a mastaba-like structure with a flat top. The sun-baked bricks made up the core of...
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Menkauhor Mastaba of Ti Mastaba of Khnumhotep and Niankhkhnum Pyramid of Unas Mastaba of Ptahhotep Pyramid of Teti (Dynasty Six) Mastaba of Mereruka Mastaba of...
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title of "King's Acquaintance". Nofret was buried with her husband in mastaba 6 at Meidum. In 1871 by Daninos, beautiful statues of Rahotep and Nofret...
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pyramid and contains reliefs of his image. Some stones of his badly damaged mastaba (G4000 [es]) are marked with dates referring to Khufu's reign. His statue...
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Abusir (section Mastabas of courtiers)
to King Raneferef: the mastaba of Prince Nakhtsare (son of Raneferef or Nyuserre) the mastaba of "count" Kakaibaef the mastaba of Queen Khentkaus III...
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slightly smaller mastaba right next to this one belongs to the vizier Nebit. A third big mastaba belonged to Horkherty. The mastaba is not well preserved...
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Seneb-Neb-Af (category Mastabas)
Seneb-Neb-Af was an Egyptian Administrator of Tenants. Discovered in a mastaba in the Dahshur Archaeological Area dated to be from roughly 2300 BCE from...
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necropolis. During the excavation of Mastaba 2050, the dress was found alongside other linen outside of the Mastaba. It is theorised that these linens may...
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as both economy and office administration flourished. Hesy-Ra's tomb, mastaba S-2405, is situated in Saqqara; it was discovered in 1861 by French archaeologists...
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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...
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0 cm) broad. Its shape resembles a typical Benben stele, as known from mastaba tombs of the early dynastic kings. At the front, the cone presents a rectangular...
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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...
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Mastaba S3503 (Saqqara Tomb No. 3503) is a large mastaba tomb at the Saqqara necropolis in Lower Egypt. The burial was constructed around 3000 BC during...
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Memphis. In Zawyet El Aryan, there are two pyramid complexes and five mastaba cemeteries. The Layer Pyramid was built in the Third Dynasty, probably...
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