Stone shabtis of King Senkamanisken
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Stone shabtis of King Senkamanisken
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Published 2018-09-19T16:22:13+00:00
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This is a funerary attribute of King Senkamaniske, a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs
Shabtis are small figures of adult male or female form inscribed with a special formula to be recited (Shabti formula), or figures representing the function expressed in that spell, namely, to carry out heavy manual tasks on behalf of a person in the afterlife.
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Date published | 19/09/2018 |
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Title | Stone shabtis of King Senkamanisken |
Medium | Stone |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Ashmolean Museum |
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