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As in many countries where the majority of people were and are illiterate, scribes performed a very useful function in enabling people to communicate with one another at a distance.
Also, their function was to be present at ceremonial occasions to record the details, so that in the future it would not be necessary to rely on people's memory of the event.
The ancient Egyptians had very meticulous record-keeping systems for their harvests, building works, etc., and all this information would have been noted down by the scribes.
So much of what we know today about ancient Egypt is due to the existence of the scribes and the artists (painters), who were really another kind of scribe, as the ancient Egyptians used hieroglyphics, which were a kind picture-writing, as they did not use letters to make words as most Western languages do today.
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Who Hired Ancient Egyptipan scribes?
Ancient Egyptians who couldn't write. Not many people were literate at that time.
What duties did the Egyptians do?
Ancient Egyptians had many different jobs. Some were farmers and grew crops. Craftspeople did jobs such as carpentry and weaving. There were also soldiers scribes and priests.
What ancient civilization were great sailors of the ancient world?
according to my point of view i may say the pharonic egypt because in the ancient times the egyptians have a group of solders called the scribes who were train for war.
What were the ancient record keeping of Egypt?
Scribes were the record keepers for Pharohs and Dignitaries.
What type of jobs did ancient Egyptian scribes have?
ancient Egyptian scribes had to write in hieroglyphics on papyrus, as a way of communication. most scribes worked for pharaoh's.
What did ancient egyptians scribes do?
The Ancient Egyptian scribes were asked to record any pieces of needed information. They were also asked by people to write letters to people
Who Hired Ancient Egyptipan scribes?
Ancient Egyptians who couldn't write. Not many people were literate at that time.
What was an ancient egyptians scribes equipment?
The scribes were a group of people in ancient Egypt who knew how to read and write. They wrote on papyrus using reed brushes dipped in ink.
Were the ancient Egyptians literate?
Only the ones trained as scribes were literate. They comprised a tiny portion of the population.
Why did ancient Egyptians want there children to be scribes?
Because in Ancient Egyptian Times, Scribes were Important People. Being a scribe you were highly respected and prized for your skills. Scribes were rich and powerful members of society, a bit like parents today wanting their children to be a surgeon or a barister.
What duties did the Egyptians do?
Ancient Egyptians had many different jobs. Some were farmers and grew crops. Craftspeople did jobs such as carpentry and weaving. There were also soldiers scribes and priests.
What jobs did Egyptians have?
Egyptians were scribes, farmers, slaves, fishermen, and priests.
What ancient civilization were great sailors of the ancient world?
according to my point of view i may say the pharonic egypt because in the ancient times the egyptians have a group of solders called the scribes who were train for war.
How much money did the ancient egyptians invest in burial?
Alot! They had to get scribes to paint tombs, Builders to build tombs (pyramids), Sarcophagus', etc
What were the ancient record keeping of Egypt?
Scribes were the record keepers for Pharohs and Dignitaries.
What did dancing mean to ancient Egyptians?
it is another of communicating.
Who ienvented pie?
if you mean invented it was the ancient egyptians
