Shabti

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian funerary figurine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ushabti
Shawabti
gptkbp:associatedWith Afterlife
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:New_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:depicts Mummiform human figure
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt
gptkbp:foundIn Egyptian museums worldwide
gptkbp:function Perform labor for the deceased
gptkbp:hasInscription Hieroglyphs
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Shabti
gptkbp:inscription Spell from the Book of the Dead
gptkbp:locatedOn Tombs
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
gptkb:Faience
wind
wood
gptkbp:numberInTomb From a few to several hundred
gptkbp:purpose Servant for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:replacedBy Shawabti (in later periods)
gptkbp:sometimesHeld Baskets
Agricultural tools
Pickaxes
Hoes
Seed bags
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ushabti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7