Scribe

This is about scribe, the profession. For the New Zealand rapper, please see Scribe (rapper).

Scribes in Ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, scribes were at the top of the social ladder. They went through a long and difficult training period in order to learn the complex hieroglyphic script, as well as (at various points in history) the hieratic and demotic scripts. Scribes were known for their pale skin and soft hands, as well as by the scribal palette they carried on a cord over their shoulder. They were, in many ways, the administrators and managers of the ancient Egyptian kingdom, handling records in every aspect of life, from farming to business to military records and government negotiations. All scribal training was done through schools affiliated with Egyptian temples. Corporal punishment was not uncommon. If you were not the child of a scribe (most likely, a son, although female scribes were not unknown), your chances of entering scribal training were vanishingly small. The patron deity of scribes was Thoth.

Related Topics:
Ancient Egypt - Hieroglyphic - Hieratic - Demotic - Thoth

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The god Nabu in the Mesopotamian cultures was the patron deity of scribes. (Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian) with their cuneiform writing.

Related Topics:
Nabu - Mesopotamian - Sumerian - Assyrian - Babylonian - Cuneiform

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