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Shabti for Horudja: E.47.1932

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shabti for Horudja

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Shabti, faience green, Saite common striated wig, holding pick and hoe, Saite rectangular bag over left shoulder, on pedestal, plinth behind, nine lines of incised inscription with Chapter 6 of the Book of the Dead, for Horudja, later metal pin beneath, later ink inscription on plinth behind, orange/brown markings in places.

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.215 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Materials used in production

Faïence

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: sHD wsir Hm-nTr nt, Hr-wDA ms n Sdt
  • Method of creation: Incision
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: E.T.W / 47|1932 / 389
  • Location: On back plinth
  • Method of creation: Written in ink
  • Type: Inscription

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Identification numbers

Accession number: E.47.1932
Primary reference Number: 52777
Oldadmincategory: SU
Schneider: XIA2, W37, H4, I8, B20, TP3B

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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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