Ushebti

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Ancient Egyptian funerary figurine
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Ushabti
gptkb:Shabti
gptkbp:award Often found in large numbers in tombs
gptkbp:category Ancient Egyptian art
Egyptian funerary practices
gptkbp:depicts Mummiform human figure
gptkbp:foundIn Tombs
gptkbp:function Magical laborer
gptkbp:hasInscription Chapter Six of the Book of the Dead
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ushebti
gptkbp:inscriptionLanguage Hieroglyphs
gptkbp:material gptkb:ceramics
gptkb:stone
gptkb:Faience
wood
gptkbp:period gptkb:Third_Intermediate_Period
gptkb:Late_Period
gptkb:Middle_Kingdom
gptkb:New_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose To serve as a servant for the deceased in the afterlife
gptkbp:replacedBy Shabti (in later periods)
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:wielding Pick
Basket
Hoe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ushabti
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7