Ushabti

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141554
- info:lc/authorities/sh85141554
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85141554#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
Variants
- Respondents (Egyptian funerary statuettes)
- Shabti
- Shawabti
- Statuettes
- Ushebti
Broader Terms
Related Terms
- Ming qi
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb11987606x
Sources
- found: James, G. Shabtis a private view, c2002: p. xv (statuettes were called shabtis, shawabtis or ushebtis depending on when they were made; Shabtis first appeared during the 12th Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom, 2040-1782 BC; wooden figures made 1782-1570 BC called shawabtis; by 525-332 BC funerary statuettes became known as ushebtis)
- found: Random House dict. (Shawabti also ushebti)
LC Classification
- DT62.U84
Change Notes
- 2003-07-28: new
- 2003-09-25: revised

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