Walters Art Museum (Egyptian) · statue

Ushabti Figure of Psamtik

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Description

<p>The long inscription on the mummiform body of the figure contains the ushabti spell from the Book of the Dead, the name Psamtik, and his title, "chief royal scribe," as well as the name of his mother, Merit-Neith.</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.392' rel='external'>Ushabti Figure of Psamtik</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1

English description

[Inscription, standard shawabti formula] for the chief royal scribe Psamtik, born of Mer-Neit

Connections

Deities Neith

Cross-references (2)

  • Walters-AccNum 48.392 tier-2
  • Walters-id 33051 tier-2
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