The fragment consists of the legs of a mummiform shabti, approximately from the hips downward; the feet and part of the right leg are missing. The arms were probably crossed, but specifications of the wig and the presence of tools cannot be given. The object has been polished smooth and the hieroglyphs are finely carved. Seven lines of text are preserved, running horizontally around the legs. The beginnings and endigs of each line are separated on the back by a double vertical line.
(1) The chie[f lector-priest] [Pe]da[men]ope justified. (2) [if one calls, if] one counts off, if one reckons the Osiris, the chief (3) lecture-priest Pedamenope justified [to do] (4) any work that is wont to be done in the necropolis - indeed, obstacles are (5) implanted therewith - as a man (is called) to his duties, (6) "here he is", you shall say; one counts off at any time that he serves there to (7) make arable a field, to irrigate a riparian land, to transport by boat sand (8) from the east to the west and vice versa; here [... if] one [seeks ...] (9) ... the Osiris, the [chief] lecture-priest ...
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