Ushabti

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian funerary figurine
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Shabti
gptkb:Ushebti
gptkbp:depicts Mummiform human figure
gptkbp:displayedAt gptkb:The_British_Museum
gptkb:The_Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:The_Louvre
gptkbp:foundIn Egyptian tombs
gptkbp:function To perform labor for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:hasInscription Spells from the Book of the Dead
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ushabti
gptkbp:iconography Often holds agricultural tools
Sometimes inscribed with the owner's name
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
gptkb:Faience
wood
gptkbp:period gptkb:Late_Period
gptkb:Middle_Kingdom
gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose Servant for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:quantityPerTomb Ranges from a few to several hundred
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:size Varies from a few centimeters to over 30 centimeters
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:widespreadUse From Middle Kingdom to Ptolemaic Period
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tomb_Kings
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6