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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.
- The pyramids at Giza are flanked by large cemetaries containing hundreds of mastabas.
Etymology: From Arabic (ARchar, Ù, ÙÙÙÙÙ) mi.stabat (bench). Coined in 1882.
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