mastaba

Thân thiện

An archaeologist sketches a mastaba at an excavation site.

Definition

Noun: 1. An ancient Egyptian tomb structure: A mastaba is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud-brick or stone. It is characterized by a rectangular base, sloping sides, and a flat roof. Mastabas were precursors to the later, more complex pyramids.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Archaeologists excavated a noble's mastaba near the site of the Step Pyramid.
  • The earliest royal tombs in Egypt were simple mastabas.
  • The development from the mastaba to the true pyramid can be seen at Saqqara.

Advanced Usage

• Architectural significance: The term is used specifically in Egyptology and architectural history to describe a key evolutionary stage in funerary monument design.
  • The mastaba form represents a significant architectural and religious development in early dynastic Egypt.

Variants and Related Words

• Mastabah: An alternative spelling for mastaba.

Synonyms

• Tomb: A general term for a burial chamber or monument.
• Sepulcher: A formal term for a burial vault or tomb.

Different Meanings

• This word has a single, specific meaning related to ancient Egyptian architecture and archaeology. It does not have common modern or figurative uses.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an ancient Egyptian mud-brick tomb with a rectangular base and sloping sides and flat roof
   • the Egyptian pyramids developed from the mastaba

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mastabah