Egyptian Wisdom

Shabti: Servants for Eternity

Shabti figures worked on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife. This teaches that appropriate preparation allows one to avoid labor even in eternity.

Shabti figures worked on behalf of the deceased in the afterlife. This teaches that appropriate preparation allows one to avoid labor even in eternity.

O shabti, if I am called to work, say 'Here I am!' Do any task required in the realm of the dead.

Book of the Dead, Chapter 6

Shabti Tradition