Study Of Ancient Egyptian Shabtis

Ancient Egyptian civilization occupies an important position in the history of world civilization,and leaving a rich heritage for world civilization.The ancient Egyptians attached importance to the life of the afterlife,and thought that death is the continuation of life.Besides that,they also thought that the afterlife is the same as the present,but the present world is short,and the afterlife goes to eternity.It is this view of the ancient Egyptians that led to the rich funeral culture of ancient Egypt,among which the shabtis statue is the most representative funeral equipment in the ancient Egyptian funeral culture.An important part of the ancient Egyptian funeral culture is introduced,that is,the accompanying figurines in the tombs —— shabtis,which originated from the first middle period and died in the third middle period.The article first discusses the appearance of shabtis,which evolved from the statue of the servant of the tomb owner in the period of the ancient kingdom.And the article outlines the form,storage and function of shabtis:one is the replacement of the tomb owner and the other is the servant of the tomb owner.Secondly,the development and prosperity of shabtis,which began to be sold as a commodity in the market.Finally,it discusses the influence of shabtis on the ancient Egyptian society,politics,economy,culture,religion and extraterritoriality during the development process.As a typical representative of ancient Egyptian funeral culture,shabtis is the crystallization of the labor and wisdom of the ancient Egyptian people,which contains rich information and witness the development of ancient Egypt from the middle kingdom period to the third middle period,which is of great significance to the study of ancient Egyptian pharaoh civilization.