My Nonno took this picture ๐๐ ฑ๐ and I love the fact that you can see his reflection in the glass. I know that technically makes this โnot a good pictureโ in photography terms, but that is what makes the picture ๐๐ ฑ๐ so special to me. I love being able to see him and his point of view while going through old pictures ๐๐ ฑ๐๐ฆ because I miss him so much.
These are the wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ of Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ . While only about 700 of these wooden ๐ฑ๐๐บ ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ remain, it is estimated that Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ had over 1000 of them. What happened to the ones that are missing? They were used for firewood ๐คฆ๐ฝโโ๏ธ My Nonno frequently told me about this – he was not happy that artifacts were destroyed! Anytime Seti I ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ came up in conversation (which was often because he was one of my Nonnoโs favorite pharaohs ๐๐ป๐ฆ) my Nonno would say โcan you believe some idiots used his ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ as torches??!!โ
Seti Iโs ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ remaining ushabtis ๐ท๐ฟ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฎ๐พ are in museums throughout the world and I have always been on the lookout for them whenever I go to a museum! Originally, my Nonno and I would always point them out to each other. Now whenever I see them, they are a reminder of my Nonno.