A tomb (Greek: τύμβοςtumbos[1]) is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called immurement, although this word mainly means entombing people alive, and is a method of final disposition, as an alternative to cremation or burial.
Burial vault – a stone or brick-lined underground space for multiple burials, originally vaulted, often privately owned for specific family groups; usually beneath a religious building such as a
Church monument – within a church (or a tomb-style chest in a churchyard) may be a place of interment, but this is unusual; it may more commonly stand over the grave or burial vault rather than containing the actual body and therefore is not a tomb.
Kokh (tomb) – a rectangular rock-cut sloping space, running inward, like tunnels into rock, sufficiently high and wide to permit the admission of a corpse
Mausoleum (including ancient pyramid in some countries) – external free-standing structure, above ground, acting as both monument and place of interment, usually for individuals or a family group
Mazar, Marqad or Maqbara (Islamic terminology for tombs of notable religious figures or saints, or mausolea):
Megalithic tomb (including Chamber tomb) – prehistoric place of interment, often for large communities, constructed of large stones and originally covered with an earthen mound
Ohel, a structure built around the grave or graves of HasidicRebbes, prominent rabbis, Jewish community leaders, and biblical figures in Israel and the diaspora
Pillar tomb – a monumental grave. Its central feature is a single, prominent pillar or column, often made of stone.
Rock-cut tomb – a form widespread in the ancient world, in which the tomb is not built but carved out of the rock and can be a free-standing building but is more commonly a cave, which may be extensive and may or may not have an elaborate facade.
Sarcophagus – a stone container for a body or coffin, often decorated and perhaps part of a monument; it may stand within a religious building or greater tomb or mausoleum.
Samadhi – in India a tomb for a deceased saint that often has a larger building over it as a shrine
Stećak – in medieval Bosnia individual stećaks or grouped in stećak necropolises were form of sepulchral burial culture between 12th and 16th century;
Other forms of archaeological "tombs", such as ship burials
Tumulus – (plural: tumuli) A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, Hügelgräber or kurgans', and can be found throughout much of the world. A cairn (a mound of stones built for various purposes), might also be originally a tumulus. A long barrow is a long tumulus, usually for numbers of burials.
As indicated, tombs are generally located in or under religious buildings, such as churches, or in cemeteries or churchyards. However, they may also be found in catacombs, on private land or, in the case of early or pre-historic tombs, in what is today open landscape.
^τύμβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus Digital Library
^Morana, Martin (2011). (in Maltese). Malta: Books Distributors Limited. p. 211. ISBN978-99957-0137-6. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016.
^Merueñas, Mark (4 November 2012). "Where emperors sleep: Japan's keyhole-shaped burial mounds". GMA News Online. Retrieved 11 January 2017. The Nintoku-ryo tumulus is one of almost 50 tumuli collectively known as "Mozu Kofungun" clustered around the city, and covers the largest area of any tomb in the world.
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For other uses see Tomb disambiguation Sepulchre redirects here For other uses see Sepulchre disambiguation This article duplicates the scope of other articles specifically Mausoleum Please discuss this issue and help introduce a summary style to the article October 2023 A tomb Greek tymbos tumbos 1 is a repository for the remains of the dead It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber of varying sizes Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called immurement although this word mainly means entombing people alive and is a method of final disposition as an alternative to cremation or burial Tomb of I timad ud Daulah from Agra Contents 1 Overview 2 Composition 3 Styles 4 Notable examples 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview edit nbsp The Pyramid tomb of Khufu nbsp The Ohel gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbes Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn and Menachem Mendel Schneerson and a place of pilgrimage prayer and meditation nbsp Tombs and sarcophagi at Hierapolis nbsp Tomb of the Mannerheim Family in Askainen Masku Finland nbsp Radimlja stecak necropolis nbsp Hussain s tomb shrine in Karbala Iraq nbsp A type of tomb a mausoleum in Pere Lachaise Cemetery The word is used in a broad sense to encompass a number of such types of places of interment or occasionally burial including Architectural shrines in Christianity an architectural shrine above a saint s first place of burial as opposed to a similar shrine on which stands a reliquary or feretory into which the saint s remains have been transferred Burial vault a stone or brick lined underground space for multiple burials originally vaulted often privately owned for specific family groups usually beneath a religious building such as a Church Cemetery Churchyard Catacombs Chamber tomb Charnel house Church monument within a church or a tomb style chest in a churchyard may be a place of interment but this is unusual it may more commonly stand over the grave or burial vault rather than containing the actual body and therefore is not a tomb Coemeterium Crypts often though not always for interment similar to burial vaults but usually for more general public interment Funeral home Hypogeum tomb stone built underground structure for interment such as the tombs of ancient Egypt Kokh tomb a rectangular rock cut sloping space running inward like tunnels into rock sufficiently high and wide to permit the admission of a corpse Martyrium Mausoleum for the remains of martyrs such as San Pietro in Montorio Mausoleum including ancient pyramid in some countries external free standing structure above ground acting as both monument and place of interment usually for individuals or a family group Mazar Marqad or Maqbara Islamic terminology for tombs of notable religious figures or saints or mausolea Maqam or Mashhad Dargah Turbe Zawiya or Darih Rauza Qubba Gongbei Megalithic tomb including Chamber tomb prehistoric place of interment often for large communities constructed of large stones and originally covered with an earthen mound Necropolis Ohel a structure built around the grave or graves of Hasidic Rebbes prominent rabbis Jewish community leaders and biblical figures in Israel and the diaspora Pillar tomb a monumental grave Its central feature is a single prominent pillar or column often made of stone Rock cut tomb a form widespread in the ancient world in which the tomb is not built but carved out of the rock and can be a free standing building but is more commonly a cave which may be extensive and may or may not have an elaborate facade Sarcophagus a stone container for a body or coffin often decorated and perhaps part of a monument it may stand within a religious building or greater tomb or mausoleum Sepulchre a cavernous rock cut space for interment generally in the Jewish or Christian faiths cf Holy Sepulchre 2 Samadhi in India a tomb for a deceased saint that often has a larger building over it as a shrine Stecak in medieval Bosnia individual stecaks or grouped in stecak necropolises were form of sepulchral burial culture between 12th and 16th century Other forms of archaeological tombs such as ship burials Tumulus plural tumuli A mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves Tumuli are also known as barrows burial mounds Hugelgraber or kurgans and can be found throughout much of the world A cairn a mound of stones built for various purposes might also be originally a tumulus A long barrow is a long tumulus usually for numbers of burials As indicated tombs are generally located in or under religious buildings such as churches or in cemeteries or churchyards However they may also be found in catacombs on private land or in the case of early or pre historic tombs in what is today open landscape The Daisen Kofun the tomb of Emperor Nintoku the 16th Emperor of Japan is the largest in the world by area 3 However the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt is the largest by volume Composition editFurther information List of types of funerary monument Cadaver monument Coffin Columbarium Epitaph Grave Grave goods Headstone Lychgate Morgue Ossuary ReliquaryStyles editBeehive tomb English church monumentsNotable examples editDartmoor kistvaens Mausoleum at Halicarnassus Great Pyramids Taj Mahal Tomb of Alexander the Great Tomb of Genghis Khan Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Green Dome which contains the tombs of Muhammad and two of his elite companions housed within the Prophet s Mosque in Medina Catacombs of Paris Catacombs of Rome The Pantheon Church of the Holy Sepulchre which contains the empty tomb of Jesus where according to early Christian tradition he was buried and resurrected Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Bulgaria Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Bulgaria Tomb of Seuthes III Bulgaria Tomb of the Unknown Soldier United Kingdom The Unknown Warrior France Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe de l Etoile United States Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery Iraq Monument to the Unknown Soldier Russia Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden MoscowSee also editDeath in Norse paganism List of burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States List of extant papal tombs List of mausolea List of necropoleis List of non extant papal tombs List of tombs and mausoleumsReferences edit tymbos Henry George Liddell Robert Scott A Greek English Lexicon on Perseus Digital Library Morana Martin 2011 Bejn Kliem u Storja in Maltese Malta Books Distributors Limited p 211 ISBN 978 99957 0137 6 Archived from the original on 20 October 2016 Meruenas Mark 4 November 2012 Where emperors sleep Japan s keyhole shaped burial mounds GMA News Online Retrieved 11 January 2017 The Nintoku ryo tumulus is one of almost 50 tumuli collectively known as Mozu Kofungun clustered around the city and covers the largest area of any tomb in the world External links edit nbsp Media related to Tombs at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tomb amp 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