Mastaba

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Mastaba (Arabic: mastaba, "bench") is the conventional Egyptological term for a generally free-standing form of tomb widely employed within the funerary customs of ancient Egypt, the above-ground superstructure of which normally resembles (or resembled) a low mass of brick and / or stone on a rectangular plan and with gently sloping walls[1]. The dimensions of mastabas varied considerably according to available materials and the wealth of the occupant.

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Notes

  1. ↑ The Arabic term, mastaba, for this class of structure originates from its general resemblance to a low earthen bench recently common in the Nile Valley.
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Bibliography

  • Badawy, Alexander [1956], "The Ideology of the Superstructure of the Mastaba-Tomb in Egypt", JNES 15 (1956), pp.180-183.
  • Cherpion, Nadine [1989], Mastabas et Hypogées d'Ancien Empire: Le Problème de la Datation, [Etude (Connaissance de l'Egypte ancienne) 4], Bruxelles: Connaissance de l'Égypte ancienne, 1989. ISBN 2872680012
  • Reisner, George A. [1935-1938], "The History of the Egyptian Mastaba", in Mélanges Maspero I, MIFAO 66 (1935-1938), pp.579-584.
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