mastaba

[ mas-tuh-buh ]

/ ˈmæs tə bə /

an ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with sloping sides and a flat roof.

(in Islamic countries) a fixed bench, especially one of stone.

Origin of mastaba

First recorded in 1595–1605, mastaba is from the Arabic word maṣṭabah

Shall we give place to them on our own mastaba, in our own court-yard—hand to them the keys of our harems?

The Weavers, Complete |Gilbert Parker
The interior of a mastaba is composed of three parts—the chamber, the serdab, and the well.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot
At El Kab they have been already mentioned as occurring in mastaba wells.

El Kab |J.E. Quibell
We have already mentioned them, and explained how they are to the pyramids what the funerary chamber is to the mastaba.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot

In the mastaba the double had everything within reach of his hand.

A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) |Georges Perrot

mastaba

/ (ˈmæstəbə) /

a mudbrick superstructure above tombs in ancient Egypt from which the pyramid developed

from Arabic: bench