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Rows of Ushabtis.
Rows of Ushabtis stood-up for display.
Multiple rows of Ushabtis displayed on a table on location outside an entrance, while 3 Egyptian workers stand by.
My words are ushabtis— harbouring; the silent defiance of the pyramids, the unheard whispers of the cosmos, and every scream I once entombed. They stand guard— awakened to rise and resurrect the buried dreams I want exhumed. They answer when summoned— decoding the cryptic venom of every curse I have consumed.
#Ushabtis were figurines placed in ancient Egyptian tombs to serve the dead in the afterlife. Inscribed with spells from the Book of the Dead, they awoke when called upon to answer for their masters.
#AncientEgypt
Rows of Ushabtis with inscriptions.
Rows of Ushabtis on display upright.
A cache of hundreds of Ushabtis onsite arranged on a table outside, along with the workers who dug them up.
Four painted Ushabtis stood upright on display, along with a little painted enclosure that could house two of them.
#Ushabtis were figurines placed in ancient Egyptian tombs to serve the dead in the afterlife. Inscribed with spells from the Book of the Dead, they awoke when called upon to answer for their masters.
My words are my ushabtis,
awakened to resurrect the dreams buried in my soul.
#AncientEgypt
