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TIL that Egyptian pharaohs would sacrifice and entomb servants to serve them in death. Humans were later replaced with “shabti,” clay figurines who were believed to animate in the tomb. Some shabt... (en.wikipedia.org)
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Original Title: TIL that Egyptian pharaohs would sacrifice and entomb servants to serve them in death. Humans were later replaced with “shabti,” clay figurines who were believed to animate in the tomb. Some shabti were buried with baskets and hoes to do the dead’s chores.

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