ushabti

noun

ushab·​ti

(y)üˈshabtē

variants or less commonly shawabti

shəˈwa-

plural ushabti

-tē

or ushabtis

-tēz

or ushabtiu

-tēˌü

: a small figure deposited in an ancient Egyptian tomb with the mummy generally bearing inscriptions from the Book of the Dead and representing servants expected to do certain agricultural labors required of the deceased in the land of the dead

Word History

Etymology

Egyptian wšbty, literally, answerer

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