Detail of the Shabti of King Taharqa in the Brooklyn Museum, May 2011

Culture: Nubian

Title: Ushabti of King Taharqa

Date: ca. 1075–656 B.C.E.

Dynasty: Dynasty 25

Period: Third Intermediate Period

Geography: Place made: Nuri, Sudan (ancient Nubia)

Medium: Egyptian alabaster (calcite)

Classification: Funerary Object

Dimensions: 13 1/8 x 4 3/16 x depth at base 2 7/16 in. (33.3 x 10.7 x 6.2 cm)

Credit Line: By exchange

Accession Number: 39.4

Taharqa was one of the rulers of the Nubian Kingdom of Napata who also ruled Egypt in the Twenty-fifth Dynasty (circa 760–656 c.e.). Having conquered Egypt, the Nubian royal family adopted many Egyptian customs. Shabtis are funerary figures intended to do the agricultural work the gods might require of the deceased.


Text from: www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/49165