Writing and Education
Raiya Patel
What did Scribes do for the ancient Egyptian society?
- Official record keeper
- Performed various jobs for the government and religious institutions
- Administered laws, collected taxes, and supervised government projects
- Worked at Pharaoh’s palace
- Travel with members of the court to keep a record of events
- High achieved Scribes may earn high ranks and honors and be financially rewarded
What are hieroglyphs? Who taught it to them?
- The curriculum in school that they learned
- Hieroglyphs took years to master
- Priests taught Scribes to read and write hieroglyphs
How did school masters teach and how strict were they?
- School masters treated students harshly
- Very strict
- Students may be scolded if the student is not paying attention
- May be physically punished if the student is not doing what they are supposed to be
What did Scribes do if they finished their education?
- Measure the rise of the Nile River
- Could go on military expeditions
- Can travel to cities and villages to keep track of tax records
- Kept record for grain and food supply
- Also kept a census
Image Sources:
[Images]http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/large.aspx?img=images/KMKG-MRAH/BrE.5043%283%29.jpg.September 16th, 2015.Web.
[Image]http://www.hollanders.com/index.php/papyrus-light.html.Spetember 16ht, 2015.Web.