Letโs look at some ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman ๐๐๐๐๐ named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh ๐๐ป Psusennes I ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ ฎ๐ผ๐๐๐. The ushabti figures ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ that Nauny was buried with are made of blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ and have featured and inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ on them that are painted ๐๐ with black ๐๐ paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ. Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures that were divided amongst seven ๐ shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore ๐๐๐๐ญ wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ and painted ๐๐ with stucco. As demonstrated in the video ๐๐ ฑ๐, the ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช are stored in an upright position in the box! Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ who would make sure the โregular ushabtisโ (which are actually known as โworker ushabtisโ) weโre doing their jobs! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. @ancientegyptblog #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphics#egitto#์ด์งํธ#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#egyptologist#egyptianmythology#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#ushabti#shabti
Letโs look at some ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman ๐๐๐๐๐ named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh ๐๐ป Psusennes I ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ ฎ๐ผ๐๐๐.
The ushabti figures ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ that Nauny was buried with are made of blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ and have featured and inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ on them that are painted ๐๐ with black ๐๐ paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ.
Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures that were divided amongst seven ๐ shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore ๐๐๐๐ญ wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ and painted ๐๐ with stucco. As demonstrated in the video ๐๐ ฑ๐, the ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช are stored in an upright position in the box!
Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ who would make sure the โregular ushabtisโ (which are actually known as โworker ushabtisโ) weโre doing their jobs!
Letโs look at some ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures! Gallery 126 at the MET has lot of ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ on display and I LOVE being in this room! These ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures and shabti boxes belong to a woman ๐๐๐๐๐ named Nauny, who lived during the 21st Dynasty reign of the pharaoh ๐๐ป Psusennes I ๐๐ ๐๐ป๐ ฎ๐ผ๐๐๐. The ushabti figures ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ that Nauny was buried with are made of blue ๐๐น๐๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฅ faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ and have featured and inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ on them that are painted ๐๐ with black ๐๐ paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ. Nauny was buried with a total of 393 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures that were divided amongst seven ๐ shabti boxes. The shabti boxes are made of sycamore ๐๐๐๐ญ wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ and painted ๐๐ with stucco. As demonstrated in the video ๐๐ ฑ๐, the ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช are stored in an upright position in the box! Normally a person was buried with 365 ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures – one for each day of the year, however, there were also overseer ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ who would make sure the โregular ushabtisโ (which are actually known as โworker ushabtisโ) weโre doing their jobs! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. @ancientegyptblog #ancientEgypt#egyptology#ancientegyptblog#hieroglyphics#egitto#์ด์งํธ#egyptianhistory#anticoegitto#egyptologist#egyptianmythology#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#metropolitanmuseumofart#metmuseum#ushabti#shabti
I decided to make another post about the โRipple of Water ๐โ symbol since it has always been one of my favorites and my last post about it was over a year ago!ย
The โRipple of Water ๐โ is a uniliteral phonogram that has a sound like โNโ! This is the main usage of this symbol and it does not function like an ideogram or determinative which makes it super easy because you know you are looking at a phonogram symbol that is either part of a larger word or is just a word on its own!
The Ripple of Water written three different ways.
In the picture ๐๐ ฑ๐, I highlighted three ๐ผ different types of hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช – painted, carved, and then Cursive Hieroglyphs which is kind of like a short hand hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช that is used on papyrus! The hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช that are most familiar to people are the ones that are either painted or carved! I love seeing the variations in the symbols across various ancient Egyptian art forms!
While a simple symbol, the โRipple of Water ๐โ has many uses in Middle Egyptian! On its own, ๐ can mean:
To
For
Of
Through
In
Because
Not/Cannot/No
Unless
They/We/Us/Our
Thatโs a lot of words! When reading inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ, you can figure out the meaning based off of the context clues! The Ripple of Water ๐โ is so versatile it sometimes feels like the word/symbol means what you need it to mean to make the sentence flow!
โWe, us, and ourโ can also be written as: ๐๐ฅ. โTheyโ can be written as: ๐๐ฎ or ๐๐ญ.
When the โRipple of Water ๐โ is three stacked on top of each other โ๐,โ itโs actually a different symbol with a different meaning! The symbol is aptly named โthree ripples of water ๐.โ It can function as a biliteral phonogram for the sound โmw,โ and is both the ideogram and determinative for the word โwater ๐.โ
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Today ๐๐๐๐ณ we are going to look at one of the most common and recognizable uniliteral phonogram hieroglyphic symbols: the owl ๐ !ย
The Owl Hieroglyph
A uniliteral sign is a hieroglyphic symbol that corresponds to a single sound, just like a letter in the alphabet. The โowl ๐ โ symbol represents the sound of โmโ and it has many different uses!
The โowl ๐ โ symbol is one that appears in inscriptions all the time and is most commonly seen as part of other words! Some words that use the โowl ๐ โ symbol are:
๐ ๐ – Overseer
๐๐ ๐๐ – Kemet (Egypt)
๐ ๐๐๐ – Papyrus Roll
Of course these are not all the words that contain the โowl ๐ โ symbol!
But what happens if the โowl ๐ โ symbol appears by itself in an inscription and isnโt part of another word? The โowl ๐ โ symbol has its own meaning when it appears alone! Itโs one of those words in a sentence that can kind of โmean what we need it toโ in English! I guess it functions as the all-around preposition!
For example, the โowl ๐ โ hieroglyph can mean: In, On, At, By, With, and As! This symbol has so many meanings/uses!ย
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One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museumโs Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title โGoldworker of Amun.โ Sobekmose was buried in Memphis ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ด๐ and that is where this papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ was found. This Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.).
One of the greatest aspects of the Brooklyn Museumโs Egyptian collection is The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ for a man named Sobekmose, who had the title โGoldworker of Amun.โ Sobekmose was buried in Memphis ๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ด๐ and that is where this papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ was found. This Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ dates to the 18th Dynasty (early New Kingdom 1500-1480 B.C.E.). This Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ is displayed as one complete papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ which is incredible to see! The papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ is curved, due to either 1) being made that way or 2) getting warped over thousands of years being rolled up in a tomb ๐๐ฉ๐๐! The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story. The spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ฆ can be representative of the spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ as well. The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ contained instructions/spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ as they made their way through the Duat ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. The red ๐ง๐๐๐ text that you see is used to indicate the start of a new spell ๐๐๐, the end of a spell ๐๐๐, or the names ๐๐๐ฅ of certain mythological figures. My friend @EgyptologyLessons posted a video of a Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ yesterday so I was inspired to post one too! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#ancient_egypt#historytok#egyptology#brooklynmuseum#bookofthedead#booktok#egyptianmythology
This Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ is displayed as one complete papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ which is incredible to see! The papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ is curved, due to either 1) being made that way or 2) getting warped over thousands of years being rolled up in a tomb ๐๐ฉ๐๐!
The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ is interesting because it doesn’t follow a particular story. The spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ do seem to be grouped by theme, and sometimes pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ฆ can be representative of the spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ as well.
The Book of the Dead ๐๐๐๐ป๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐บ๐ผ๐บ contained instructions/spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ as they made their way through the Duat ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. The red ๐ง๐๐๐ text that you see is used to indicate the start of a new spell ๐๐๐, the end of a spell ๐๐๐, or the names ๐๐๐ฅ of certain mythological figures.
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Today ๐๐๐๐ณ we are going to look at one of my absolute favorite wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ coffins ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ from the Middle Kingdom! The art of ancient Egypt really started to develop during the Middle Kingdom times, and the beautifully ๐ค๐๐ painted wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ coffins ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ and their hieroglyphic ๐น๐๐ช inscriptions ๐๐๐ฅ are just captivating! The paint ๐จ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ธ๐ฆ and the colors are just exquisite and have really stood the test of time!
When I go to the MET, sometimes I just sit on the floor in front of this coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ to 1) just stare at its beauty ๐ค๐๐ and 2) to take a break!
This coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ belonged to Khnumnakht, an individual who lived during the 12th-13th Dynasties (c. 1850-1750B.C.E.). Khnumnakht is known only by the name ๐๐ on his coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ; Egyptologists donโt know anything else about him or his life ๐น๐๐!ย
May He Live Every Day Like Ra
Letโs read some hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here is what the inscription ๐๐ ฑ๐ says:
๐น๐ – May He Live
๐ณ๐บ๐ – Every Day
๐๐ณ๐บ – Like Ra
The little โstrokes ๐บโ within the symbols are not technically part of the words and they are not pronounced! They are there for aesthetic purposes to make sure all of the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช are spaced out correctly and appear in even lines on the coffin ๐ด๐ ฑ๐๐๐ฑ!
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This magnificent piece is known as a โMagical Stela,โ or a โCippus of Horus.โ Normally, stela ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ธ were used to commemorate the dead but Cippus pieces are like a protective amulet ๐๐ช๐ in the shape of a stela ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ธ.ย
Me with the Cippus at the MET
This cippus was used by the living for protection ๐ ๐๐ก๐. Since the Old Kingdom, Horus ๐ ๐ญ was called upon as a defender against snake or scorpion bites. Placing the cippus on a wound would evoke its magical and healing powers.
Smaller versions of Cippus stela ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ธ were usually kept in homes ๐๐บ, but this one here at the MET is a lot more elaborate and was actually commissioned by a priest ๐น๐ to be displayed in public! Itโs difficult to see in pictures, but the hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช are carved so exquisitely and I love just looking at them!ย
A closeup of the top of the Cippus at the MET
The top panel on the front of the Cippus depicts Horus ๐ ๐ญ standing on two ๐ป crocodiles ๐ ๐ด๐๐๐ฅ and holding other dangerous animals such as snakes ๐๐๐๐๐๐ช, a lion ๐ณ๐น๐ฟ๐, an antelope ๐ฒ๐บ and scorpions ๐ด๐๐๐๐ซ๐ช in each hand. Surrounding Horus ๐ ๐ญ are other deities. On Horusโ ๐ ๐ญ left there is Isis ๐จ๐๐ฅ, Ra-Horakhty ๐ ๐๐๐ค, and then on Horusโ ๐ ๐ญ right is Thoth ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ. The god ๐น Bes ๐๐ด๐ also appears above Horusโ ๐ ๐ญ head ๐ถ๐บ. Bes ๐๐ด๐ was known to ward off evil ๐๐๐๐๐ จ and bad luck.
This piece is dated to the Late Period (30th Dynasty). Considering everything, I figured this would be a fitting post for today!
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Story behind this picture: I was having such bad abdominal pain at the museum that I had to sit on the floor in front of the Temple of Dendur and was trying to distract myself by taking selfies.ย
Iโm Nicole and you know me as @ancientegyptblog and the girl that can read hieroglyphs! What most people do not know is that Iโve been suffering with horrible abdominal pain for over 15 years caused by MALS, an anatomical abnormality I was born with and is caused by a genetic condition that I have.ย
MALS (also known as Celiac Artery Compression Syndrome) is a rare vascular compression disorder that affects about 1 in 100,000 people. It is so rare that most doctors do not know about it, and as a result, do not investigate it as a cause for abdominal pain.
The pain I experience daily is horrific. I can only describe my pain as โfeeling like someoneโs fingernails are scratching the insides of my digestive system,โ โhot lava in my intestines,โ and โrocks in my abdomen.โ I feel this pain all day every day and no medication/diet/treatment has offered any kind of relief from the pain. The pain that MALS causes is the EQUIVALENT of the pain experienced by end stage pancreatic cancer patients. The pain with MALS is caused by the diaphragm rubbing against the celiac nerves and the compression of the celiac artery.ย
This may be TMI for some, but Iโm not going to sugar coat my experience; my suffering needs to be known so maybe others experiencing similar issues can be helped faster than I was.
My main symptoms with MALS are horrible abdominal pain triggered by eating, but it can also be triggered by drinking too much, standing or walking for too long, exercise, deep breathing, and long car rides. I also suffer with other bowel issues such as extreme bloating, malabsorption, nausea, and constipation so bad I have to drink a colonoscopy prep every single night and take prescription laxative pills each morning. I am also malnourished due to the pain I experience when eating. I basically have to choose: do I eat or stay hydrated because both eating and drinking enough is impossible.
The only treatment for MALS is major abdominal surgery that involved the resection of the diaphragm/median arcuate ligament and a neurectomy of the celiac ganglion nerves. I will be undergoing this surgery on 10/18 (at the time this post is posted, I will have undergone the surgery already), which has a 90% chance of completely relieving me of my abdominal pain and hopefully restoring me of my ability to eat.ย
The suffering I have faced is unimaginable. And most people donโt take me seriously because I โdonโt look sickโ and I hide my immense pain really wellโฆuntil I canโt. MALS is also incredibly isolating because NO ONE believes the pain is real and it can take an incredibly long time to get an accurate diagnosis.ย
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Here is Week 7 ๐ of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! Learning any language – including hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/Middle Egyptian doesnโt have to be difficult!
Letโs read some Hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช! Here is Week 7 ๐ of my Hieroglyphic Word of the Day stories all compiled into a video! Learning any language – including hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช/Middle Egyptian doesnโt have to be difficult! 1. God ๐น, ๐ญ 2. Goddess ๐น๐ 3. To Be/To Exist ๐น๐๐, ๐น๐ 4. Godโs Mother ๐น๐๐ , ๐น๐ 5. Given Life Like Ra ๐๐น๐ณ๐บ๐ 6. Lord of the Two Lands ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ 7. True of Voice ๐๐ค, ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ค These are all words/phrases that you will come across in inscriptions! Next time youโre at a museum, see if you can spot these ancient Egyptian words! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, mythology, culture and more! This is my personal photograph/video and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#ancient_egypt#historytok#egyptology#hieroglyphs#hieroglyphics#letsreadsomehieroglyphs#languagelearning
These are all words/phrases that you will come across in inscriptions! Next time youโre at a museum, see if you can spot these ancient Egyptian words!
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Nonno and I are co-presidents of the Ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ fan club! As much as I also love the Temple of Dendur at the MET, nothing beats seeing all of the different types of ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures on display! Seeing the ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ makes me so happy!ย
Nonno and I are co-presidents of the Ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ fan club! As much as I also love the Temple of Dendur at the MET, nothing beats seeing all of the different types of ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ figures on display! Seeing the ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ makes me so happy! Fun Facts about Ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures: 1. The ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ served as substitutes for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. 2. Ushabtis are usually inscribed with specific spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ which assigned each ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ to a certain task! The most popular one is the โShabti Spell.โ 3. Ushabtis can be made of many different types of materials such as faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ, wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ, clay ๐ช๐๐ด๐, limestone ๐๐๐๐ and rarely even bronze ๐๐ค๐๐ฆ! 4. People who could afford it were buried with over 400 ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช! Usually there were 365 ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ worker ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช (one for each day of the year) and then overseer ushabtis! My Nonno loved ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช so much and would tell my sister ๐ข๐๐๐ and I stories about them! I love these statues so much and I may be among their biggest fans – I cannot get enough of them! Follow me to learn all about ancient Egypt, hieroglyphs, Egyptian mythology, art, culture and more! This is my personal ideo and original text. DO NOT repost. #ancientegypt#egyptianhistory#egyptologist#ancient_egypt#metropolitanmuseumofart#ushabti#ushabtis#shabti#shabtis#templeofdendur#historytok#egyptology
Fun Facts about Ushabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ figures:
The ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ served as substitutes for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐.
Ushabtis are usually inscribed with specific spells ๐๐๐๐ฆ which assigned each ushabti ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ to a certain task! The most popular one is the โShabti Spell.โ
Ushabtis can be made of many different types of materials such as faience ๐ฃ๐๐๐ธ๐ผ, wood ๐ฑ๐๐บ, clay ๐ช๐๐ด๐, limestone ๐๐๐๐ and rarely even bronze ๐๐ค๐๐ฆ!
People who could afford it were buried with over 400 ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช! Usually there were 365 ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ worker ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช (one for each day of the year) and then overseer ushabtis!
My Nonno loved ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช so much and would tell my sister ๐ข๐๐๐ and I stories about them! I love these statues so much and I may be among their biggest fans – I cannot get enough of them!ย
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