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Ancient Egyptian Scribes - A Cultural Exploration (Paperback)
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Ancient Egyptian Scribes - A Cultural Exploration (Paperback)
Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology
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The modern view of the ancient Egyptian world is often through the
lens of a scribe: the trained, schooled, literate individual who
was present at many levels of Egyptian society, from a local
accountant to the highest echelons of society. And yet, despite the
wealth of information the scribes left us, we know relatively
little about what underpinned their world, about their mentality
and about their everyday life. Ancient Egyptian Scribes examines
how these figures kept both the administrative life and cultural
memory of Egypt running. These are the Egyptians who ran the state
and formed the supposedly meritocratic system of local
administration and government. Case studies look at accountants,
draughtsmen, scribes with military and dynastic roles, the authors
of graffiti and literati who interacted in different ways with
Pharaohs and other leaders. Assuming no previous knowledge of
ancient Egypt, and ensuring accessibility for students and
non-specialists, the various roles and identities of the scribes
are presented in a way that offers structured information on their
cultural identity and self-presentation, and provides readers with
an insight into the making of Egyptian written culture.
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