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Surrounding the tombs were the graves of people who may have been servants of the king and were sacrificed so that they could continue to serve in the afterlife, though the kings and nobles were also buried with statues called Shabti and shawabti to perform work for the deceased.

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The living would bring offerings of food and during in jars. The burial chambers would be filled with goods and food. the walls where decorated with scenes of daily activities for the comfort of the ka

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Many of the earliest Egyptians of the Old Kingdom had the belief that only the souls of the Kings went on to enjoy life with gods. The Old Kingdom lasted from 2650-2134 B.C.

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Around the tomb were graves of the rulers servants that sacrificed there life to serve their king in the afterlife.

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The Egyptians called their souls or life force the Ka. When people died their Ka was released.

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Inside the Mastabas there were two chambers, the outer and the inner chamber. The outer chamber or the chaple had an offering table. The table had jars that contained small objects or food and drink. Seperated by a false door, there was the the inner chapel or the serdab. It contained the statue of the deceased tenant of the Mastaba. This tomb was surrounded by women and dwarves who were most likely servants who died for their king.

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At the end of a deep vertical shaft under the mastabas is where the body's where placed.

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These were built at a place called Abydos on the West Bank of the Nile River.

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Mastabas were trapezoidal shaped tombs with sloped walls because the flat roof is meant to be smaller than the base.

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Were the first royal tombs that were built at Abydos during the first and second dynasties.