Retainer sacrifice in ancient Egypt existed only during the First Dynasty, roughly from 3100 BC to 2900 BC.
Sources
- Ancient Egyptian retainer sacrifices (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ancient-egypt-afterlife-human-sacrifice-shabti (atlasobscura.com)
- https://www.jacobusvandijk.nl/docs/Retainer_Sacr.pdf (jacobusvandijk.nl)
- https://www.historyoftheancientworld.com/2014/08/did-the-ancient-egyptians-practice-human-sacrifice/ (historyoftheancientworld.com)
- https://peoplingthepast.com/2020/10/16/blog-post-5-to-make-sacred-human-sacrifice-in-the-ancient-world/ (peoplingthepast.com)
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