MASTABA

{ Mas″ta‐ba (?), n. Also Mas″ta‐bah }. [[Ar. maçtabah a large stone bench.]] 1. 1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.
2. 2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath.