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Why were scribes so important in ancient egypt

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the scribes wrote everything down. from trades to holidays, they were always writing it down in hieroglyphics.
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An egyptian scribe was a person who knew how to write and were talented in math as well. Much of what is known today of ancient egypt is due to the constant activity of the egyptian scribes in the past.
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