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Description: | This shabti is made from grey limestone. It belongs to the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tuthmosis III who ruled Egypt from about 1479-1425 BC. It has a hieroglyphic inscription and the cartouche (name-ring) of Tuthmosis III down the front. Shabtis were Ancient Egyptian funerary figurines. The word shabti can be translated as 'answerer'. In life, a nobleman would have owned many servants to perform his duties. In death, their place was taken by model substitutes who would carry out the same tasks forever. This meant that the nobleman could enjoy the same kind of lifestyle in the afterlife as he had during his lifetime.
Material: stone | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.worldarchaeology.21279 | Go to resource |
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