Ushabti Archive

Thousands Of Ancient Egyptian Statues, Ushabti Figurines And Artifacts From New Kingdom Cemetery Revealed For The First Time

25,000 Ancient Egyptian Statues, Ushabti Figurines And Artifacts From New Kingdom Cemetery Revealed For The First Time

AncientPages.com | October 26, 2023

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - As many as 25,000 statues of ancient Egyptian deities and Ushabti figurines crafted from faience have been revealed to the public for the

Limestone coffin, shabti figures unearthed in Minya's Al-Gharafa archaeological area, Egypt

Archaeology

Limestone Sarcophagus, Ushabti Figures Unearthed In Minya’s Al-Gharafa Area, Egypt

AncientPages.com | October 3, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a number of ancient Egyptian artifacts in a burial well in Minya Governorate. The findings include a limestone coffin,

Archaeology

Rare Archaeological Discoveries In The Sacred Animal Necropolis In Saqqara

AncientPages.com | April 26, 2020

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Egypt is a land of great interest to anyone interested in archaeology and ancient history, but at present times the Coronavirus outbreak doesn’t

This ushabti was one of the hundreds made for the pharaoh Seti I, the father of Ramesses II. Shabtis were placed in a tomb so the owner's spirit would not have to perform manual labor in the afterlife.

Ancient History Facts

Ushabti: Servants Who Worked For Their Owners In Afterlife In Ancient Egyptian Beliefs

AncientPages.com | February 12, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ushabti were servants devoted to working for their deceased owners. In ancient Egyptian religion, the tombs were equipped with small-sized and mummy-shaped figurines