Shawabti

The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian religion. Ushabtis were placed in tombs among the grave goods and were intended to act as servants or minions for the deceased, should they be called upon to do manual labor in the afterlife. The figurines frequently carried a hoe on their shoulder and a basket on their backs, implying they were intended to farm for the deceased. They were usually written on by the use of hieroglyphs typically found on the legs. They carried inscriptions asserting their readiness to answer the gods' summons to work.乌沙比蒂（ushabti，又称shabti或shawabti，存在多种变体拼写）是古埃及宗教中使用的丧葬俑。这类俑像会与随葬器物一同置于墓穴之中，其作用是在逝者于阴间被征召从事体力劳作时，充当其仆从或代劳者。俑像通常肩扛锄头、背负背篮，以此体现其为逝者从事农耕劳作的功能。这类俑像的腿部通常会刻有典型的象形文字铭文，铭文内容表明它们已准备就绪，可响应神祇的征召前往劳作。