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For this reason burials included a number of statuettes named "shabti", or later "ushebti".
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theshabtiis in two pieces with a piece fitting between them assumed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There is a stela with a long historical inscription, a silver handle of a mirror and several "shabti" -figures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to theseshabtistatues, the deceased could be buried with many different types of magical figurines to protect them from harm.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Engraved on theshabti-figures was a magical text that was meant to ensure they would carry out their assigned tasks.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Theseshabti-figures were believed to carry out a wide variety of tasks, including everything from cultivating fields, to irrigating canals, to serving the deceased.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Another probable reason for the decline, and eventual end, of retainer sacrifices is the creation ofshabti-figures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Also, in later burials, the numbers ofshabtistatues increased; in some burials, numbering more than four hundred statues.
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