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OFFERING FORMULA - Stela of Khu and Senet

This Middle Kingdom stela (Leiden AP 71) features a typical Htp-di-nswt offering formula - an inscription intended to provide the deceased with sustenance in the afterlife.

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Stela of Djehutynefer and Benbu

New Kingdom stela displayed at the Museo Egizio in Turin (Cat. 1638). It possibly comes from TT A6 - a now-lost tomb at Dra Abu el-Naga.

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Shabti statue of Khebeny

One of the largest shabtis ever found (Leiden AST 43) comes from the 18th or 19th Dynasty and features an interesting "shabti spell" - a spell to avoid corvée labor in the afterlife.

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Stela of Sehetepibre (MMA 65.120.2)

Middle Egyptian stela of the troop commander (imy-r mSa) Sehetepib and his family. Featuring the offering formula and the appeal to the living.

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