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Caption: Relief showing four scribes writing on tablets. They have a calamus in the right hand which they are using to write on the palettes held in the left hand. This relief dates from the New Kingdon XVIII Dynasty. Literacy was highly prized in ancient Egypt. Training for scribes was rigorous. Trainee scribes would be educated for years to enable them to learn more than 700 hieroglyphic signs. Teachers took their task seriously as they were responsible for providing the scribes of the future.These would be instrumental in passing on the culture and religious beliefs of their civilisation. Scribes were highly respected and many career paths and opportunities for promotion were open to them. National Archaelogical Museum, Florenc
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Keywords: 18th dynasty, ancient egypt, hieroglyphs, history, literacy, new kingdon, reading, scribes, writing
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