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Why do you think Scribes are so honored in ancient Egypt?

because they were the only ones that could write


Why do you think scribes were so honored in Egyption society?

because it was the job that was used mpre then all


What did the scribes use to write on?

Egyptian scribes usually wrote on papyrus with reed brushes dipped in ink. The ancient Egyptians made ink by grinding brightly colored minerals into powder, then mixing the powder with liquid so that it was easier to apply.


What kind of functions did scribes perform in ancient Mesopotamia?

The scribes wrote on clay tablets that indicated what they were trying to communicate with other members of their city state. Scribes were also needed to record food and other materials. Scribes were very important in Mesopotamia.


Why were scribes so honored in ancient Egypt?

Scribes were the intellectuals of Ancient Egypt who were in the higher rank along with priests ad educated dignitaries. Scribes occupied the uppers rungs of the social ladder to the very top. Scribes were those who gave orders, checked results, took records, granted or witheld permission. Egyptians turned to them for all kinds of help such as reading, writing letters, or creating a marriage contract. The Scribes' duties were to keep record of: Building supplies, Tools and craftsmen's requisites, work attendance, wages paid, number of bags of grain harvested, size of herds, amounts of grain and materials, inventory of funerary gifts and goods, Kinds and quantities of any seized goods, as well as inventories of the daily offerings and sacrifices from the funerary priests in honour of the deceased.

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Why do you think scribes we're so honored in Egyptian society?

Scribes were honored because they held records and accounts. Scribes also wrote and copied religious and literary texts.


Why do you think Scribes are so honored in ancient Egypt?

because they were the only ones that could write


Why do you think scribes were so honored in Egyption society?

because it was the job that was used mpre then all


Why did ancient Egyptian scribes have such a wide variety of jobs?

Scribes kept all kinds of records and so they have variety of jobs.


Where can a scribe be found on the Egyptian social role?

Egyptian scribes were usually highly educated in comparision to most, so quite high


Why did writing arise in and spread in some societies but not many others?

Because some societies were more complex than others and so they required writing and also they could support specialist scribes.


We were so honored to have met you. Is this sentence written properly?

yes but it could be written better We were really honored to have met you It was a great honour to meet you


What do scribes do in Israel?

In modern Israel, there are no scribes (just as there are no scribes in any other modern country). In Ancient Israel, scribes wrote down information for the government bureaucracy. At that time, literacy was incredibly low, so the scribes wrote and read for the leadership.


What did the scribes use to write on?

Egyptian scribes usually wrote on papyrus with reed brushes dipped in ink. The ancient Egyptians made ink by grinding brightly colored minerals into powder, then mixing the powder with liquid so that it was easier to apply.


What kind of functions did scribes perform in ancient Mesopotamia?

The scribes wrote on clay tablets that indicated what they were trying to communicate with other members of their city state. Scribes were also needed to record food and other materials. Scribes were very important in Mesopotamia.


Who had the job of writing in Mesopotamia?

They were called scribes. There weren't many people trained to be scribes so the people who were scribes rushed around a lot and had a lot of responsiblility. they also did not believe in love! they marry who their parents pick.


Why were scribes important to Egypt?

scribes were important on Egypt to record tings that were happenng in the town like birth deth and so on.