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Ushabti of Nebhor – Ushabti Friends

Let me introduce you to another one of my Ushabti Friends – the Ushabti of Nebhor π“ŽŸπ“…„!

Ushabti of Nebhor
The Ushabti of Nebhor

This is one of my absolute favorite ushabti π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ figures at the MET just because he is so adorable! This ushabti π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ is dated to the 21st-22nd dynasties and is made out of blue 𓇋𓁹𓏏𓄿𓏸π“₯ faience π“‹£π“ˆ–π“π“Έπ“Ό and has features and inscriptions π“Ÿπ“›π“₯ on it that are painted π“žπ“œ with black π“†Žπ“…“ paint 𓇨𓂋𓅱𓏭𓏸𓏦.

We can tell the age of this ushabti π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ just by looking at it! Let’s go through the process of narrowing down the age: 

  1. This ushabti π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ is holding a hoe π“ŒΈ in each hand, which is characteristic of ushabtis π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ that were made from the 18th Dynasty to the 25th Dynasty!Β 
  2. This little guy is also holding a bag on his back (I don’t have a picture of that I’m sorry), which narrows down the age from the 19th-23rd Dynasties!Β 
  3. This ushabti π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ is also wearing a headband, which is usually only found on ushabtis π“…±π“ˆ™π“ƒ€π“π“­π“€Ύ that were made from the 21st-22nd Dynasties, which is the defining characteristic and allows us to really narrow down the age!Β 

Since I can’t help myself, Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ! 

π“Š©π“Ή – The Osiris 

π“ŽŸπ“…„ – Nebhor

π“™π“Š€ – True of Voice

β€œThe Osiris π“Š©π“Ήβ€ part of the inscription means that Nebhor π“ŽŸπ“…„, through the process of mummification π“‹΄π“‚§π“π“…±π“Ž, becomes 𓆣 like the god π“ŠΉ Osiris π“Š©π“Ή who is the main god π“ŠΉ of the dead. This means that Nebhor π“ŽŸπ“…„ will live on in the Duat 𓇼𓄿𓏏𓉐 (afterlife) just like Osiris π“Š©π“Ή has! 

β€œTrue of Voice π“™π“Š€β€ means that Nebhor π“ŽŸπ“…„ has lived a just and true life! This phrase appears quite often amongst funerary objects!

The Ushabti of Nebhor on display at the MET

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