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Scribes were the only Egyptians who could read and write. That was considered a privilege, which they only shared with the rulers and the gods. Scribes learned all the scribal skills in temples for at least ten years. Ascribewrote letters for townspeople, kept accounts for the army, and more. Everything had to be written down; from the number of grain harvested, to building supplies, to work attendance, to wages and gifts. Texts that they wrote presented new stories and other types of literature that were not known before. There were texts such as biographies, instructions, literacy, history, and political views. Egyptian scribes used three different types of writing: hieroglyphics, hieratic, and demotic. They wrote everything down on a paper called papyrus, which was made from a papyrus plant.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoA scribe was a person who went to scribe school to learn the alphabet and the hieroglyphics and the sounds they made and use their knowledge to keep records.
(example: one could write on pyramids or clay slabs to tell about the person buried or the item bought at one's store) :)
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What was an ancient Egyptian civil servant called?
The civil servant from Ancient Egypt is called scribes or sekhau.
Person who wrote and kept records in Ancient Egypt?
In ancient civilisations it was the scribe
What relations did scribes in ancient Egypt have with their pharaohs in ancient Egypt?
There were things called Royal Scribes that were the pharoah's personal scribe (if they were the top royal scribe;there were many). But there were also many scribes that had nothing to do with the government of Ancient Egypt.
What was the worst job to have in ancient Egypt?
The worst job to have in ancient Egypt was to be a slave...
In ancient Egypt the person whose job was to write and keep records was called?
they were called a scribe
Did the scribes from ancient Egypt sing for the the pharaoh?
no, that was the entertainers job
What did ascribes do in ancient Egypt?
A scribes job in ancient Egypt was that he kept tally of who owned what amount of land.
Did the scribes of ancient Egypt sing for the pharaoh?
No they didn't that was an entertainers job.
Who did the writing in ancient Egypt?
The scribes in ancient Egypt did all the writing.
What class did artisans and scribes belong to in ancient Egypt?
artisans and scribes belonged to the upper middle-class in ancient Egypt.
In ancient Egypt what was a scribes ranking?
3rd
What where clerks called in ancient Egypt?
Scribes
What were the ancient record keeping of Egypt?
Scribes were the record keepers for Pharohs and Dignitaries.
Which god was worshipped by the scribes in ancient Egypt?
Seshat.
What was an ancient Egyptian civil servant called?
The civil servant from Ancient Egypt is called scribes or sekhau.
What people could read in ancient Egypt?
In ancient Egypt only the scribes learnt to read and write!
Who did all the reading and writing in ancient Egypt and how were they trained?
scribes did all of the reading and writing in ancient egypt
