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Multi-periodSite Name: Shepseskaf's MastabaCountry: Egypt Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Cairo Nearest Village: Sakkara South
Latitude: 29.839030N Longitude: 31.215087E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pyramid in Lower Egypt (North)
Shepseskaf was the son of Menkaure and last Pharao of the 4th Dynasty. He paired off his half sister to Pharao Userkaf of the 5th Dynasty and left the kingdom to him.
Shepseskaf built only this small 2 step mastaba about 2 Km north of the Dashour Red Pyramid. It is in an area only accessible to serious 4 wheel drive vehicles due to deep soft sand and could not be photographed from close up, although access is generally permitted.
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