South Saqqara

The most interesting funerary monument at South Saqqara is the Tomb of Sheps-eskaf (popularly known as Mastabat Faraun), an enormous stone structure shaped like a sarcophagus and capped with a rounded lid. Though Shepseskaf, son of Myc-erinus (whose pyramid stands at Giza), reigned for only three or four years, his brief stint on the throne was long enough to qualify him for a grand tomb. Originally covering 7000 square meters, the Mastabat Faraun is neither a true mastaba nor a pyramid. The interior consists of long passageways and a burial chamber containing fragments of a huge sandstone sarcophagus. Ask a guard to admit you.