About 700 ushabtiu figures were found in the tomb of Seti I, and many of them are in the British Museum
- Date of account
- Ancient texts in a nineteenth-century English edition
- Source
- The Book of the Dead
- Reference
- The Book of the Dead · selected passage 2
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English translation from ancient Egyptian funerary texts
- Translation
- E. A. Wallis Budge
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
About 700 ushabtiu figures were found in the tomb of Seti I, and many of them are in the British Museum
Published source text
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyAbout 700 ushabtiu figures were found in the tomb of Seti I, and many of them are in the British Museum. Chapter VII is a spell to destroy the Great Serpent Aapep, the Arch-enemy of Horus the Elder, Ra, Osiris, Horus son of Isis, and of every follower of Osiris. Chapters VIII and IX secured a passage for the deceased through the Tuat, and Chapters X and XI gave him power over the enemies he met there. Chapters XII and XIII gave him great freedom of movement in the Kingdom of Osiris. Chapter XIV is a prayer in which Osiris is entreated to put away any feeling of dissatisfaction that he may have for the deceased, who says, "Wash away my sins, Lord of Truth; destroy my transgressions, wickedness and iniquity, O God of Truth. May this god be at peace with me. Destroy the things that are obstacles between us.
Historical context
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Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice can compare the passage's descriptive features with later reports, but resemblance does not turn a vision, angel, mythic creature or sacred narrative into a modern incident report.
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