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Faded hieroglyphs at front. MANU Egypt The Hieroglyphs read "The Osiris, Tjenet-Iset, justified".
The Ushabti figures were very important in old egyptian religion.
The figures first appeared around the 12th dynasty (1800BC), and as of this time, were very crude depictions of humans, only the basic shape was there.
Later figures from the 18th dynasty have highly detailed faces and bodies, along with hieroglyphs at the front.
The figures themselves were put in the grave and would accompany the deceased to the afterlife, where they would work for him.
Earlier versions had the idea that if the deceased somehow lost his earthly remains, he would be able to transfer to the figure, thereby making sure that he could stay in the afterlife. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | EM : EGYPT : USHABTI : : NORTH AFRICA : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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