Ushabti of Pa-dj-jmen-nisut-[netjeru]
Description
<p>Ushabti (meaning "answerers"), also called "shawabti," which resemble miniature mummies, were made of different materials such as wood or Egyptian faience (ceramic-like material). These funerary statuettes represent the individual whom they accompanied into the tomb and the afterlife. If a god called on the deceased to perform labor in the afterlife, this servant substitute, magically invoked by a traditional spell, would answer and do the work on behalf of the tomb's owner.This ushabti-figure displays its owner with a long wig and a divine beard (a long chin beard with a curved lower end), with hoes in his hands for the work in the fields. Two columns of inscriptions are on his frontal body below the arms.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.391' rel='external'>Ushabti of Pa-dj-jmen-nisut-[netjeru]</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Inscriptions (2)
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Cross-references (2)
- Walters-AccNum 48.391 tier-2
- Walters-id 16560 tier-2
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