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What are 'shabti' and why were they buried in tombs? (pt 5/5)
In the tomb, Jamie Theakston discovers a grid painted on the wall. He also finds hieroglyphs. Jamie asks Marcelle Duprey to translate the hieroglyphs on the 'shabti' that she has. The hieroglyphs describe how a 'shabti' was a special servant who carried out agricultural work for the dead.
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