Shabti (front)

A shabti is a model of a servant, buried with an ancient Egyptian in order to perform menial tasks in the Afterlife on behalf of the deceased. This bronze shabti was found at Tanis in Egypt. It dates from the 3rd Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty (around 1069 to 945 BC).

This picture shows the front. The shabti is in the form of a mummy. It carries a hoe and pick and has baskets and water pots across its back. The hieroglyphic inscription down the front names 'The Great Steward of Khons, Wendjebaendjed'.

Egyptian hieroglyphs were pictures representing objects or sounds. They were sacred symbols, and closely linked to religion. Complicated and difficult to write, different scripts were developed over time for legal and administrative writing and for daily use.

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Online ID:	000-100-104-551-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland A.1961.83
Date:	21st Dynasty 3rd Intermediate Period: 21st Dynasty (around 1069 to 945 BC)
Material:	Inscription: The Great Steward of Khons, Wenu-djebau-djedet
Dimensions:	3.25" H
What:	Shabti
Subject:	Shabtis
Who:	Wenu-djebau-djedet, The Great Steward of Khonsu
Where:	Ancient Egypt, Tanis
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Description:	Mummiform shabti made of bronze with red and green patination, with an inscription on the front naming Wenu-djebau-djedet: Ancient Egyptian, from Tanis, 21st Dynasty
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