Ancient Egyptian The written word

Ancient Egyptian The written word

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Hieroglyphics:

1: There were about 700 symbols of hieroglyphics.

2: Only 1 percent of Ancient Egyptian population could read hieroglyphics.

3: Only sons of wealthy people could read or study hieroglyphics.

4: Hieroglyphics were written in tombs of dead people for their after death.

5: The word hieroglyphics in Greek means sacred carving.

Scribes:

1: Scribes used a tool called kalamos which they used it as a pen.

2: Scribes wrote while standing or kneeling until 2000 BC when they begun to use desks.

3:  Documents were only written in black or red by scribes.

Papyrus:

1: Papyrus was made of papyrus plants

2: Papyrus was grown in abundance along the nile river.

3: Before papyrus paper Egyptians used to write on stones and clay.