Leave it to me to find ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช, a papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ replica of a relief from Hatshepsutโs ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ temple and a Sphinx ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ๐ค at the Magic Kingdom! While these are all replica pieces, itโs still such a fun find – you all know just how much me (and Nonno) loved ushabtis ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ๐ช! These can all be found at the โJungle Navigation Skipper Canteenโ restaurant!ย
The ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ served as substitutes for the deceased ๐ ๐๐ฑ and would perform labor or jobs for them in the afterlife ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐. There are two ๐ป common ways to write ushabti in hieroglyphs ๐น๐๐ช:
๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ – ลกwbtj – the earlier word that was used in Egypt and derived from the word for โstick ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฑ.โ This is where the term โshabtiโ most likely came from!
๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พ – wลกbtj – the โnewerโ form of the word used from the 21st Dynasty onward. This is where the term โushabtiโ most likely originated from! My Nonno always said โUshabti ๐ ฑ๐๐๐๐ญ๐พโ so that is what I tend to say as well!
The papyrus ๐ ๐๐๐ is a replica of a relief from Hatshepsutโs ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ temple at Deir el-Bahri ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฅ๐! This was originally meant to show Hatshepsutโs ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ famed expedition to Punt ๐ช๐บ๐๐๐!ย
This sphinx ๐๐ ฑ๐ญ is in a crouching position, which to the Egyptians ๐๐๐๐๐ช meant that it was a guardian of a sacred place, such as a temple ๐๐๐ or an important building. In this case, the โimportant buildingโ is the entrance to the โJungle Navigation Skipper Canteenโ restaurant!
I hope youโre enjoying my โAncient Egypt in Disneyโ series!
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