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Sign in to saveright|thumb|Example of a mastaba, the Mastabat al-Fir'aun of [[Shepseskaf]] A mastaba ( , or ), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone. These edifices marked the burial sites of many eminent Egyptians during Egypt's Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom. Non-royal use of mastabas continued for over a thousand years.
A mastaba is an ancient Egyptian tomb shaped like a flat-roofed rectangle with sloping sides, built from mudbricks or limestone. These structures were used to mark the burial sites of important Egyptians during the Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom, with non-royal versions continuing to be built for over a thousand years afterward.
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right|thumb|Example of a mastaba, the Mastabat al-Fir'aun of [[Shepseskaf]] A mastaba ( , or ), also mastabah or mastabat) is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with inward sloping sides, constructed out of mudbricks or limestone. These edifices marked the burial sites of many eminent Egyptians during Egypt's Early Dynastic Period and Old Kingdom. Non-royal use of mastabas continued for over a thousand years.
The word mastaba is from the Arabic word for "bench". The Ancient Egyptian name was pr-ḏd (Old Egyptian pronunciation , transliteration per-djed), meaning "house of stability", "house of eternity", or "eternal house".