Mastabat al-Fir'aun

Mastabat al-Fir’aun (Mastaba of Shepseskaf)
Mastabat al-Fir’aun
Shepseskaf
Coordinates29°50′20″N 31°12′55″E / 29.83889°N 31.21528°E / 29.83889; 31.21528
Ancient name
  • A51sskA
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  • 𓀼𓋴𓋴𓂓𓆑𓏁𓉴
  • Qebeh Shepseskaf
  • Qbḥ Špss k3=f
  • "Shepseskaf is cool" or "cool place of Shepseskaf"[1]
ConstructedFourth Dynasty
TypeStepped mastaba
MaterialRed sandstone, pink granite, Tura limestone
Height18 m (59 ft) contemporary
Base99.6 m (327 ft) × 74.4 m (244 ft)
Volume148.271 m3 (5,236 cu ft)
Slope~70°
Mastabat al-Fir'aun is located in Egypt
Mastabat al-Fir'aun
Location of the mastaba in Egypt

The Mastabat al-Fir'aun (Arabic: مصطبة الفرعون, 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. It is located in South Saqqara halfway between the Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara and the pyramids of Sneferu, the founder of the Fourth Dynasty, at Dahshur. The structure is located close to the pyramid of Pepi II, a ruler of the Sixth Dynasty. The stone quarry for the structure is located west of the Red Pyramid of Sneferu.[2]


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  1. ^ Roman Gundacker: Zur Struktur der Pyramidennamen der 4. Dynastie. In: Sokar, Nr. 18, 2009, S. 26–30
  2. ^ [1] Archived 15 November 2016 at the Wayback Machine The Mastaba of Shepseskaf