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Mastaba

Mastaba Meaning & Definition
Mastaba Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mastaba?

[n] an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mastaba: mastabah

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See Also | grave | tomb

Mastaba In Webster's Dictionary

\Mas"ta*ba\, n. Also Mastabah \Mas"ta*bah\ . [Ar. ma[,c]tabah a large stone bench.] 1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places. 2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath.

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