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Egyptian Ushabti Figurines & Thoughts on Archaeology

Thursday, November 25, 2021 3:18

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Most museums that exhibit items from Ancient Egypt will have little effigies like this on display. They are coffin servants known as ushabtis or shabtis. Ancient Egyptians buried them in tombs to serve the occupant in the afterlife. They are often displayed with things like farming tools, indicating the role they were supposed to play.

I took this photo some time ago when I was at Maidstone Museum for a Terry Pratchett exhibition, but was reminded of it when I was reading the entries for November in the Moon Books community book Every Day Magic:

“November 26. Egyptian Book of the Dead: On this day in 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon were the first people for 3,000 years to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Look up The Egyptian Book of the Dead online and learn more about Ancient Egyptian funerary rites and afterlife beliefs.”

While I think it’s good to learn about the funerary customs of those who lived in the past, I also know that excavating people’s graves is a controversial subject. I recently engaged in a heated debate in a pagan group about just that. Many pagans these days feel it is wrong to interfere with ancient burial practices, or remove bodies from the place in which they were laid to rest. Others feel that archaeological excavations and scientific examination of both bones and burial sites are the best ways we can learn about our ancestors from the distant past. To be honest, I’m in the latter camp, although I do believe human remains should always be treated with respect.

What are your thoughts on the subject? Please leave a comment.

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