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Shawabti of High Priest Paynozem
ca. 1000 BCE

Pharaohs often commissioned and designed their tombs, complete with shawabti (shuh-WAB-tee) figures to do work for them in the afterlife, as well as many tools, containers, and provisions.

Try your hand at designing a tomb. Make a sketch of your plans or use an empty shoebox to create a diorama.

Don't forget to include:

• a mummy with a sarcophagus (coffin)
• canopic jars to hold the mummy's organs
• grave pots with offerings of food for the gods
• shawabti figures to do the chores
• other items from (it was believed that items from daily life would be needed in the afterlife)