shawabti
[ shuh-wab-tee ]
/ ʃəˈwæb ti /
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noun
a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
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Also ushabti.
Origin of shawabti
1920–25; <Egyptian šwʾbt(y), later known as wšbty literally, answerer; perhaps derivative of šw'b kind of wood
Words nearby shawabti
shaving horse, shaving soap, Shavuot, Shavuoth, shaw, shawabti, shawarma, Shaw, George Bernard, Shawinigan, Shawinigan-Sud, shawl
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Example sentences from the Web for shawabti
Each figure is also inscribed with the usual shawabti text in horizontal lines across the front and sides of the body.
Five Years' Explorations at Thebes|George Edward Stanhope Molyneux CarnarvonA group of broken shawabti figures, blue faience, of Zed-Khensu-auf-ankh.
Five Years' Explorations at Thebes|George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Carnarvon