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ushabti

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u⋅shab⋅ti

  [yoo-shab-tee, oo-]
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–noun, plural -ti, -tis, -ti⋅u  [-tee-oo] .
shawabti.

sha⋅wab⋅ti

  [shuh-wab-tee]
–noun
a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
Also, ushabti.

Origin:
1920–25; < Egyptian šwʾbt(y), later known as wšbty lit., answerer; perh. deriv. of šw'b kind of wood
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