Faience ushabtis of Kheperre

Large number of faience ushabtis of [GLYPHS] Kheperre, born of Tashereteniset: Type IV d, thirty-eight complete, three head ends, two middle sections, one foot end, one broken and mended; two columns of inscription down front [GLYPHS]; Type III2d, forty-nine complete, twelve head ends, five fragments of middle sections, fourteen foot ends; hand made (two grades of work: "a" very good, "b" middling), some from different molds, very fine blue-grey paste, good blue glaze, lappet wig, divine beard, hands crossed opposite, left holding metal hoe, right holding wooden hoe and basket cord, all appear to have more or less same inscription but arranged differently; classification by inscription: A) made by two different hands: "a" good, various sizes, "b" poor, various sizes, two vertical lines of inscription on front; variation Ai) [GLYPHS] 12 complete, 2 incomplete; variation Aii) [GLYPHS] 7 complete, 1 incomplete; variation Aiii) [GLYPHS] 4 complete; variation Aiv) [GLYPHS] 20 complete; totals of type A: Ai ("a") = 14, Aii ("a") = 8, Aiii ("a") = 4, Aiv ("a") = 4, Aiv ("b") = 17; B) from same hand as type C, but better, written by appentice, corrected later, two vertical lines of inscription on front (with variations); total of type B = 7 complete, 1 incomplete; C) from same hand as type B, but not as good, written by appentice, corrected later, one vertical line of inscription on front (continued when necessary on back); Ci) [GLYPHS] 1 complete; Cii) [GLYPHS] 11 complete, 1 foot end; Ciii) [GLYPHS] 2 complete; Civ) [GLYPHS] 1 complete; Cv) [GLYPHS] 2 complete; totals of type C: Ci = 1, Cii = 11, Ciii = 2, Civ = 1, Cv = 2; D) two vertical lines of inscription on front; variation Di) [GLYPHS] 8 complete, 1 incomplete; variation Dii) [GLYPHS] 6 complete; variation Diii) [GLYPHS] 1 perfect; variation Div) [GLYPHS] 1 perfect; E) three vertical lines of inscription or three and part of fourth on front (three variations); total of type E = 3 complete; F) full inscription begins in vertical line on back and contines in nine horizontal lines on front); total of type F = 1 complete, 2 incomplete; G) ten horizontal lines of inscription on front; total of type G = 1 complete; H) full inscription; variation Hi) ten horizontal lines on front (two variations) [GLYPHS] and [GLYPHS] 2 examples; variation Hii (two variations): [GLYPHS] 2 complete; variation Hiii (variations): eight horizontal lines on front, ends in one vertical line on back [GLYPHS] 1 complete; nine (ten ?) horizontal lines on front and one veritical line on back [GLYPHS] 1 complete; eight lines on back [GLYPHS] 2 complete; total for Hiii = 4 complete; variation Hiv) ten horizontal lines [GLYPHS] 1 complete; X) one vertical line of inscription on front [GLYPHS] 1 complete // total number after piecing together ninety-eight complete figures, ten fragments = total of one hundred eight (108) ushabtis, to these add one complete faience ushabti (29-12-321) from sarcophagus for total of one hundred nine (109) ushabtis numbered one (1) to one hundred nine (109). Illustration: No