Tomb of Shepseskaf

The Tomb of Shepseskaf was built in the memory of Shepsekaf, the last king of Egypt's fourth dynasty. The tomb is located in South Saqqara in Egypt. The Tomb of Shepseskaf was made in the shape of a mastaba and not if a pyramid like most of his predecessors. This tomb is locally known as "Mastaba Fara'un".

Perring, the French Egyptologist was the first person to describe this tomb. Although, it was Mariette who had discovered the Tomb of Shepseskaf in the year 1858, unfortunately only few of his sketches survive. Shepseskaf's Tomb is one of the most mysterious tombs of Egypt and has been investigated several times by the archaeologists.

The meaning of the word Shepsekaf is "His Soul is Noble". It is believed that there was definitely a valley temple, which led to the Tomb of Shepseskaf. The tomb is completely made of mudbrick and has the shape of a corridor with a vaulted ceiling. The sizes of the Shepkesaf's mastabas were quite large and faced the north-south direction. The core of the mastaba is made of grayish yellow limestone blocks. The interior of the Tomb of Shepseskaf is not decorated and only large granite walls make up the walls.

The Tomb of Shepseskaf has been subjected to many investigations and debates, but it still continues to remain in darkness much like the emperor himself.