Because Egyptians loved and celebrated life, they outfitted their tombs with reliefs and objects for an enjoyable existence after death. To attain the pleasures of a happy afterlife, miniature servant figures, known as shabtis, were included in tombs to perform any hard manual labor that the deceased might be called upon to do. This shabti belongs to Sennedjem, owner of Theban tomb No. 1 at Deir el-Medina on the West Bank at Luxor (ancient Thebes), who lived during the reign of Ramesses II (1279–213 BC). His well-known family tomb was found with its decoration and contents intact. In this brightly colored limestone example, the shabti is posed as a wrapped mummy with arms crossed holding two hand hoe—reflecting the Egyptian belief that the next world required agricultural work. The column of inscription identifies Sennedjem with his title, “Servant in the Place of Truth.”