10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MASTABA»
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mastaba in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
mastaba and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Egyptian Pyramids and
Mastaba Tombs
This book traces the early development of ancient pyramids and tombs, from the Mastaba burial tombs of the first dynasty, to the Great Pyramid of the fourth.
2
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
The works by the Christos currently in progress are The Mastaba of Abu Dhuhi,
Project for the United Arab Emirates (p. 88); The Gates, Project for Central Park
New York City (p. 90); and Over the River, Project for the Arkansas River, State of
...
3
Actes Du Neuvième Congrès International Des Égyptologues
TADATERU NISHIURA, AHMED S. A. SHOAIB, FUMITAKA YONEDA The
Egyptian-Japanese Mission for the Mastaba Idout, headed by H. Suita, Kan- sai
University, started a preliminary research for the restoration of Mastaba Idout,
Saqqara ...
Jean Claude Goyon, Christine Cardin
4
Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of ...
Plan of chapel, mastaba of Khabiiisokari . . • • ll7 120. Plan of chapel, mastaba of
Ti IJ7 121. Plan of chapel, mastaba of Shepsesptah . • • H7 122. Plan of chapel,
mastaba of Affi !I7 123. Plan of chapel, mastaba of Thenti "8 124. Plan of chapel ...
5
A World History of Architecture
Ordinary houses were constructed of reed, thatch, and wood, materials wholly
unsuited for a permanent residence, so the builders of mastaba tombs sought
greater durability by 1.23 Drawing of mastaba tombs. This shows the burial
chamber ...
Marian Moffett, Michael W. Fazio, Lawrence Wodehouse, 2003
6
Bulletin of the Egyptian Museum
This angularity is also apparent in the carving of the faces of the male figures on
the relief fragments from mastaba G7530/7540, but it is not as pronounced.
CONCLUSION A comparative study of mastaba G7530/7540 assigned to
Hetepheres ...
Supreme Council of Antiquities, 2008
7
Abusir : Realm of Osiris
The mastaba of Ptahshepses, of which de Morgan had uncovered only a small
part, was then forgotten for almost seventy years. The revival of interest in the
monument and completion of research into it was linked to the founding of the
Czech ...
litter-bearers, accompanied by dwarves and dogs; on the other side, children
frolic while dancers sway above the doorway into Men-Ten's undecorated
funerary suite. To reach Watet-khet-hor's suite, return to the 6rst room in the
mastaba and ...
9
Handbook to Life in Ancient Egypt
At first the mastaba tomb was used for royalty as well as for nobility, but when the
kings began to build pyramids at the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the nobles
and officials retained and developed the mastaba tomb. These were now ...
10
Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids
178c Gebel Ahmar, 52 Gebelein, 90, 346 mastaba of Perim, 418, 418, 450; cat.
no. 158 Giza, 21, 28, 29, 32, 63, 109, 132142142147. 162, 281, 305n., 422, 476;
fiss- 13,79, 87 cemetery 1200, 37n., 75, 79n., 80n., 310n. cemetery 2000, 310n.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), 1999
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MASTABA»
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mastaba is used in the context of the following news items.
Yemen army, allied fighters deal major blow to al-Qaeda, pro-Hadi …
Saudi jets also hit a government building in the Khamis Mastaba district of Yemen's northwestern province of Hajjah. Yemenis stand amid the ... «Press TV, Jul 15»
Four Pre-Dynastic Tombs Excavated in Egypt
Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty announced that three of the tombs are in poor condition, but that the fourth, a small mastaba ... «Archaeology, Jul 15»
Naqada tombs uncovered in Egypt's Daqahliyah
The minister told Ahram Online that the tomb is a small mastaba with two chambers. The southern one was filled with 42 clay vessels, mainly ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»
False Doors: The Gateways to the Egyptian Underworld
Its typical form evolved out of the so-called “palace façade” external architecture of the Mastaba tombs of the elite in the Early Dynastic period ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
Christo unwraps his latest vision but still has sights set on the Abu …
The third is the Mastaba in Abu Dhabi. The name is taken from the Arabic word for ancient bench-like tomb structure, whose shape is also ... «The National, Apr 15»
The Gates in New York's Central Park (2005). Source: AP
... The Mastaba, a prism-shaped mountain of steel barrels the size of a pyramid in the UAE that would be the world's largest single sculpture. «The Australian, Apr 15»
Old Kingdom Mastaba Found in Quesna
Egypt Quesna serekh CAIRO, EGYPT—Mamdouh El Damaty, Egypt's Minister of Antiquities, announced that a mastaba, or mud-brick tomb, ... «Archaeology, Apr 15»
Artist Christo talks at MOCA Jacksonville about the time and money …
One is a Mastaba, a term for a flat-topped ancient Egyptian burial tomb. He wants to fill it with 10,000 oil barrels and build it in the desert outside ... «Florida Times-Union, Apr 15»
Cultural Council Brings Christo To Jville Audiences
Another project in development in Abu Dhabi is The Mastaba, a sculpture in the desert, larger than the pyramids of Egypt and the Eiffel Tower. «MetroJacksonville.com, Apr 15»
Egypt's famous 'Meidum Geese' tomb painting may be fake …
The Meidum Geese was found in the mastaba tomb of Pharaoh ... of the mastaba tomb, which shows the feet of hunters who are chasing geese ... «Ahram Online, Apr 15»
