ushabti

Etymology
Borrowed from, by folk etymology from earlier , perhaps from , which may have been the material they were originally made from. The variant forms, are borrowed directly from the earlier Egyptian forms  and , respectively.

Noun

 * 1) In ancient Egypt, a figurine of a dead person, placed in their tomb to do their work for them in the afterlife.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 巫沙布提俑
 * Japanese:
 * Polish: