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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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How to use shawabti in a sentence
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