shabti
/ˈʃæbtɪ/(亦作 ushabti)
noun
(pl. shabtis)
- each of a set of wooden, stone, or faience figurines, in the form of mummies, placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to do any work that the dead person might be called upon to do in the afterlife沙伯替(木、石或彩釉陶木乃伊造型小型人俑, 放置在古埃及坟墓内, 代替墓主在另一世界中干活)。
词源
from Egyptian šbty, literally 'answerer'.