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Egyptian scribe symbol.



1. An ancient highly respected and important Egyptian profession.
2. Someone who copies or writes out documents, especially someone who copied manuscripts in medieval times.
3. A general designation for any public official (whether of high or low rank) concerned with writing or the keeping of accounts; a secretary, clerk.
4. A copyist, transcriber of manuscripts; now especially, the writer of a particular MS (manuscript) copy of a classical or medieval work.
5. Someone (more or less) skilled in penmanship.
This entry is located in the following unit: scrib-, script-, -scribe, -scription, -scriptive (page 5)
(scribe tools and symbols of one of the most important occupations of ancient Egyptian times)
(Egyptian schools for scribes prepared students so they could have the economic advantages of those who worked in this profession)
(scribe tools and symbols of one of the most important occupations of ancient Egyptian times)
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A member of a small and very powerful group in ancient society who knew how to read and to write.
(the first newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the second newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the third newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the fourth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the fifth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the sixth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the seventh newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the eighth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the ninth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the tenth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the eleventh newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the twelfth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the thirteenth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)
(the fourteenth newsletter of a series that was formerly presented to subscribers by the Sr. Scribe, a.k.a. John Robertson)