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Definition of: mastaba
(mas′tə·bə) noun
In ancient Egypt, an oblong building used as a mortuary chapel and place of offerings, with sloping sides and flat top, covering the mouth of a sepulchral pit. Also mas′ta·bah. [<Arabic maṣṭabah bench]
Of solid masonry, except for a small chapel and (unconnected) shaft to the mummy chamber.
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