89-Shabti of the Treasurer Psamtik, (Good Name) Ahmose

This pale green faience shabti belongs to the treasurer Psamtik, (good name) Ahmose.¹

The inscription reads, “O, you ushabti, if one counts the Osiris, the Overseer of the Treasury, Psamtik, with the good name Ahmose, true of voice, born to Bastetirdis…”. This text identifies the shabti owner with the Dynasty 26 Giza tomb LG 84, belonging to “Psamtik (good name) Ahmose,” who was the “overseer of the treasury.”² Tomb LG84, which he shared with Wahibreemakhet, Pakep, and Nesiut, is also known as Campbell’s tomb, located just north of the causeway of the pyramid of Khafre.³

Psamtik’s shabti is mummiform, with his hands extending out of the mummy wrappings. He wears a lappet wig and a plaited divine beard. His broad nose, almond eyes, thick lips, and eyebrows are in relief. His right-hand holds a narrow-bladed hoe and a braided rope secured to a small seed bag over his left shoulder. In his left hand is a pick. The shabti has a back pillar.

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1. Janes 2020, 183. ↩︎

2. Janes 2020, 185. ↩︎

3. Janes 2020, 185–186. ↩︎