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British Museum,
London. 26th Dynasty
600 B.C.
The Ushabti is a
figurine, usually
mummiform, which was
placed in the tomb to
carry out the
necessary work in the
next world which the
deceased might be
called upon to do.
Ushabtis were also
used to answer in the
name of the deceased
for the possible
actions that they had
done while alive-that
is the origin of the
name, Ushabti, “the
one that answers”.
Whenever the deceased
was called in the
next world to sow the
fields, carry sand,
etc, the Ushabti was
supposed to
reply, "Here am I'.
The best examples
like the one
represented here were
inscribed with a
version of the sixth
chapter, the Ushabti
chapter of the Book
of the Dead. It was
believed that the
recitation of the
text could make the
figure come alive to
carry out the
obligations asked for
in the other world to
the deceased. Here
the Ushabti holds a
pickaxe and an adze.
SIZE: 8"H (23cm)
ITEM TYPE: Statue on
marble base
ITEM MATERIAL:
Casting stone
ITEM FINISH: Egyptian
faience stone
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Product Details: NAME: Ushabti Statue on Marble Base TYPE: Reproduction MANUFACTURER: Shop SKU: E-15
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