What did the slaves do in the Egyptian Society?

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Slave life in ancient Egypt, was contradictory. Many slaves in ancient Egypt performed the role of servants in the house of the wealthy. They were usually fairly treated, adequately clothed and well fed. Remember there were no modern labour saving devices. Every household job had to be done by hand. It was hard graft.
Those who were less fortunate were forced to do hard and often dangerous work such as working on the land, digging canals, building monuments, quarrying and worst of all working in the mines.
The vast building programs in Ancient Egypt necessitated jobs for both skilled and unskilled workers. Up to the time of the new kingdom (c.1500BC) ordinary Egyptians undertook these roles on a system of conscription. After that time this kind of work was more often or not done by slaves. Conditions for the ordinary labourer were hard, for the slave it was particularly harsh. They were at the mercy of tough overseers. Food was pretty basic and they usually went naked.

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