Scribe
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A scribe is an ancient occupation. A scribe's job involved learning reading and writing, especially during the Renaissance. Being a scribe usually involved duties like writing historical records for kings, nobility, temples and cities. Later, it changed into public servants, journalists, accountants and lawyers. However, present-day journalists and authors are the closest jobs to ancient scribes.
[change] Egyptian scribes
The Ancient Egyptian scribe was an important job. The scribes in ancient Egypt had its companion people who were the painters and artisans who decorated tombs, buildings, furniture, statues, and other relics with pictures and hieroglyphics. In Ancient Egypt, only males could be scribes.
Being a scribe was very hard. The scribes had to be able to write the hieroglyphs quickly, and know math. They used a type of paper called papyrus, made from reeds.
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- http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13634a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia