Who are the Shebtiw?

Question

possibly a prerace in egyptian history

Answer 1

Hey Shadowin,

An important early Egyptian source that tells us much about the Hall of Records is called the Building Texts, found among the hieroglyph inscriptions on the inner enclosure wall of the temple of Horus at Edfu, in the heart of southern Egypt. The Building Texts refer to a number of now lost documents, grouped together into what was called The Sacred Book of Temples, which gave a history and description of the major shrines along the Nile from a very remote period. These were first established by a group of creator-entities called the Shebtiw, who were associated with the god Divine Heart or Thoth, the Egyptian deity of Wisdom.

According to the Building Texts, the sacred books and power objects were eventually placed back inside the bw-hmn or Hall, and the Shebtiw sealed the entrance, constructed a new enclosure about it, and erected power staffs and pillars outside to protect its secrets, hidden away again from all but its guardians. The site thereafter became known as bw-hmr, the Place of the Throne of the Soul, regarded as the location where only the highest Initiations were performed.

Answer 2

There is an old, well, myth would fit, about a race of "creator" beings. Sort of like angels, if I remember right. They are found in some very ancient documents.

Or are you asking about the Shabti? They were the funerary statues placed in the tombs to "work" for the deceased. In the afterlife, when someone of importatance was called upon to perform any type of work, the Shabti came to life and did it for them.

Check out the link below if it is shabti you are wanting...its great.