Mastabat al-Fir'aun
| Mastabat al-Fir’aun (Mastaba of Shepseskaf) | ||||||||||||||
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Mastabat al-Fir’aun in 2007 | ||||||||||||||
| Shepseskaf | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°50′20″N 31°12′55″E / 29.83889°N 31.21528°E | |||||||||||||
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| Constructed | c. 2500 BC | |||||||||||||
| Type | Stepped mastaba | |||||||||||||
| Material | Red sandstone, pink granite, Tura limestone | |||||||||||||
| Height | 18 m (59 ft) contemporary | |||||||||||||
| Base | 99.6 m (327 ft) × 74.4 m (244 ft) | |||||||||||||
| Volume | 148.271 m3 (5,236 cu ft) | |||||||||||||
| Slope | c. 70° | |||||||||||||
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. 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.