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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of life in Ancient Egypt. It takes the form of journal entries from an Egyptian scribe. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: KW60_KFhis007.doc
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to pass the time. It is not particularly surprising that others find this act of "journal writing" to be strange, because I am actually one of just a few of
my friends and acquaintances who can read or write at all. This isnt to disparage them, of course; it is just a simple matter of fact in our culture that
reading and writing are not taught to everyone and are reserved as something of a privilege. I learned to read and write myself because I chose to work as a
scribe, or "a professional writer who compose[s] letters and maintain[s] records of tax payments of cattle and grain" (Iyer 2009, p. 36). consequently, I was sent to a school at
a very young age where I was taught to memorize some 1200 different signs and symbols that make up our formal written language, as well as "hieratic", the language that
is used in our everyday communications (Iyer 2009, p. 36). While keeping track of taxes may not sound like the most glorious position, I am actually quite a well respected
member of our society; I work directly for the pharaoh in his court, and this is one of the only jobs a man can get that doesnt require him to
toil long hours in the hot Egyptian sun. You might even say I have it made! Entry 2 Well, my life as a scholar may be easy compared
to that of the soldiers, or especially that of the slaves, but it can be tedious. Let me describe an average day in my work as a court scribe for
Akhenaten. Upon waking, I report to a special audience with the pharaoh and his attendants, whereupon my colleagues and I each take down several important communications that the pharaoh must
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