The scribe were apart of a well-defined and exclusive caste in the Social Triangle. They were in the same class as soldiers and under the priest. They were the only Egyptians who knew how to read and write, which made them a very important part of the record keeping. Being able to read and write was considered a privilege and was shared only with the rulers and the gods. They did not perform any physical labor. Most of the scribes came from wealthy family's. Papyrus was used to write on. The use of it allowed the Egyptians with the advantage of being able to write long texts on large sheets. Egyptian scribes wrote in three ways, Hieroglyphics, Hieratic and Demotic. A scribe's duties ranged from writing letters for townspeople, to recording harvests, to keeping accounts for the Egyptian army. Everything had to be recorded, from the number of bags of grain harvested to the work attendance, and paid wages.
Tools Half Off.
Do any of you land owners that have broken tools and cant get farmers to use your tools? We have them half off because if your land is used then we can trade. Please come one, come all. Picture on next page.