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Who were the Egyptian scribes?

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The role of an Egyptian scribe was to keep records and write messages. When working on tombs, they would have a series of scribes to write out the text on paper, read it aloud, and paint or carve it on walls.

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Scribes were actually people in the middle ages and in ancient Egypt who recorded anything that happened during that time. also, in the middle ages, the king and queen were not able to write or read, so the scribes (also known as the calligraphers) wrote down everything for them.

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Scribes are people who served as Accountants, or as people who transcribe messages for people. (notice the root word Scribe.) They wrote on clay or wax tablets and were usually servants in important households. Additional duties may have included retrieving library texts. The word Scribe is sometimes used as a name for a writing instrument used to scratch lines in a pliable surface, but the more correct name for their implement is stylus.

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Writing. They wrote for the rich, decorated tombs and temples, etc.

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