Shabti of Pa-en-djehuty

56.20.705

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Blue glazed faience mummiform shabti wearing a plain tripartite wig with a seshed headband tied at the back added in black. The hands meet above the waist and hold a pair of hoes added in black. A basket is painted on the back. The face is small and simply defined. A vertical column of inscription on the front reads: “A boon that the king gives (to) the Osiris, Pa-en-djehuty”. The only other parallel shabtis are in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London (4 worker and 2 overseer types UC40047-40052). Transliteration and translation of the inscription: Htp-di-nsw Ws(ir) imy-r Smsw PA-(n)-DHwty, "A boon that the king gives (to) the Osiris, Pa–(en)–Djehuty".