Small ‘ushabti’ figurines buried alongside deceased people in Turkey centuries ago suggest “long standing commercial and cultural relations” between Egypt and Anatolia
An ushabti figurine with hieroglyphic writing on it on display at the Izmir Archaeological Museum. ushabtis as representing their deceased owners at the beginning, starting with the Twelfth Dynasty , explaining that “according to Egyptian belief, the conservation of the body was essential, as without a functioning body the deceased could not survive in the afterlife. The shabti therefore acted as a surrogate in case their master’s mummy was damaged, guaranteeing his or her eternal life.
Close up of an ushabti figurine with hieroglyphic writing on it on display at the Izmir Archaeological Museum. Turkey’s state news agency Anadolu Agency notes that the statuettes were transferred to Izmir Archaeology Museum from the Istanbul Archaeology Museum in the 1930s, and were kept in the warehouses in Izmir Archaeological Museum for about 80 years.AA notes that the figurines suggest “long standing commercial and cultural relations” between Egypt and Anatolia.
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