Associations to the word «Mastaba»
Noun
- Pyramid
- Superstructure
- Tomb
- Vizier
- Burial
- Pharaoh
- Dynasty
- Shaft
- Osiris
- Niche
- Auguste
- Causeway
- Chamber
- Egyptian
- Limestone
- Sphinx
- Horus
- Rubble
- Papyrus
- Scribe
- Chapel
- Cemetery
- Overseer
- Decoration
- Deceased
- Kon
- Mud
- Brick
- Offering
- Oasis
- Stairway
- Memphis
- Facade
- Bench
- Complex
- Excavation
- Egypt
- Reign
- Enclosure
- Slab
- Statue
- Inscription
- Royalty
- Emerson
- Mound
- Cult
- Vault
- Belonging
- Kingdom
- Temple
- Grave
- Nile
- Courtyard
- Relief
- Monument
- Antiquity
- Fragment
- El
- Wall
- Step
- Fourth
- Structure
- Ancient
- Pit
- Seal
Adjective
Wiktionary
MASTABA, noun. A wide stone bench built into the wall of a house, shop etc. in the Middle East.
MASTABA, noun. (architecture) A rectangular structure with a flat top and slightly sloping sides, built during Ancient Egyptian times above tombs that were situated on flat land. Mastabas were made of wood, mud bricks, stone, or a combination of these materials. Some are solid structures, while others can contain one or more rooms, sometimes decorated with paintings or inscriptions.
Dictionary definition
MASTABA, noun. An ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba".
Wise words
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