1. mastaba, mastabah - an ancient Egyptian mudbrick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof; "the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba"
   --₁ is a kind of grave, tomb
   

Mastaba

A mastaba is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a rectangular, flat-roofed structure. It consists of an underground burial chamber and a surface structure composed of mud bricks or stone. Mastabas were commonly used during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt.

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• The ancient Egyptians built mastabas as tombs for their pharaohs.
• Visitors to Egypt can explore numerous mastabas at archaeological sites.
• Archaeologists discovered many valuable artifacts within the mastaba.

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