| LC control no. | sh 85141554 |
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| LC classification | DT62.U84 |
| Topical heading | Ushabti |
| Variant(s) | Respondents (Egyptian funerary statuettes) Shabti Shawabti Statuettes Ushebti |
| See also | Figurines Idols and images Terra-cotta sculpture, Egyptian Ming qi |
| Found in | James, G. Shabtis a private view, c2002: p. xv (statuettes were called shabtis, shawabtis or ushebtis depending on when they were made; Shabtis first appeared during the 12th Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC; wooden figures made 1782-1570 BC called shawabtis; by 525-332 BC funerary statuettes became known as ushebtis) Random House dict. (Shawabti also ushebti) |
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