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What were ushabti? what purpose did they have?

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    Shabti dolls (also known as shawbti and ushabti) were funerary figures in ancient Egypt who accompanied the deceased to the after-life. Their name is derived from the Egyptian swb for stick but also corresponds to the word for 'answer' (wsb) and so the shabtis were known as 'The Answerers'.
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