Ancient Egyption The written word

Ancient Egyption 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.

Dabir the Donkey

Dabir the Donkey

Dabir’s master stopped the donkey when they arrived at the step pyramid and tied the rope around Debri loosely. Dabir waited and waited patiently for his master after a while he got bored and the rope loosely came off. He walked around the pyramid aside from the tourist and a beehive he didn't see anything.

So he walked to the beehive and watch the bees  but Dabir got bored and started to kicking a rock around. He kicked it hard and harder, he kicked it so hard it flew and hit the bee hive. The bees flew into  the air and flew to stung Dabir. Dabir got scared and started running around the pyramid. On the tenth run he stopped because he was tired.

After a while Dabir went to play with the camels and the camels got annoyed so the tried chasing him but dabir thought they were playing with him. Dabir  ran in the step of the pyramid when he was tired he had a rest and he stopped for a while then he saw crocodiles and wanted to play with them. The crocodiles got annoyed and started chasing Dabir, Dabir ran around the pyramid 5 times.

Dabir was tired so he went to the place where his left him and drank water. When his master came he pulled the rope at it to start going but Dabir was too tired. His master pulled harder. Dabir stood up and ran with his master behind him calling angry names at him. The bees, camels and crocodile laughed as they watch them running.

Isis and Ra

Isis and Ra

Isis and Ra are an ancient Egyptian Myth. Ra had powers to create everything that existed by saying a magic word and Isis, a clever god gifted in the arts of magic. Isis envied for Ra’s power she really wanted to know what the secret word was. Whenever Ra drooled Isis collect Ra’s drole and mixed it with soil and created a serpent. The serpent stung Ra when he went passed it.Soon, Ra began to burn with the serpent's venom and discovered he had no control over it. Isis was the only one who could save Ra from death. Isis insisted she could cure Ra but only if he revealed his secret Great Name. Ra offered a variety of nicknames, but Isis was not fooled. Fearing for his life, Ra finally gave in. That is how Isis successfully learned the secret of Ra's all-powerful magic. I learned that stories with gods in them are myths.