Associations to the word «Mastaba»

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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