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mynameissedi
andiamasscribelivinginegypt
intheyear
thirteen
fiftythreeABCAscribeissomeonewhoreadsandrightsforpeoplewhocannot
andbecausenotmanypeopleareliterate
scribesareveryvaluable
wehelpgovernmentofficialsrunthecountryandbusinessenkeeptrackoftheirgoodsscribesrightdownhistoriesofgreatbattles
thenumberofcatdleinaheardandanythingelsethatneedstoberememberedtobecomeascribe
youngboysusuallyhavetobebornintotheprofession
myfatherwasascribe
soibecameone
two
soatsevenyearsold
iwenttoapalaceschoolstudentssataroundtheteacherandsangsongs
tomemorizeddifferentwords
andwedlearnthewords
wewouldpracticewritingonpiecesofbrokenpottery
ifastudentmadeamistake
theteacherwouldhithimonthebackwithastickandsayaboyseirsareinhisback
hewilllistenonlywhenheisbeatenstudentsscribesalwaysmadesuretheyknewtheirlessons
wellifonlytoavoidateachers
angerittookmefouryearstolearnhowtoreadandwrite
andilearntowriteintwodifferentways
hieroglificandhierratic
ahighergliffisapicture
thattellsareader
whatawordmeans
andeachpictureisawordorsoundintheegyptianlanguage
ascribemustmemorizeandbeabletowriteoversevenhundreddifferentpictures
hyrogliftsaresacredwhichmeans
theyarespecialtothegods
sotheyareusedfortunesandmonuments
foreverydaycommunication
suchasbusinessletters
receiptsandgovernmentdocuments
weusehierraticwritingandalphabetofsimplelettersthatarebasedontheherroliftsafterfouryearsofschool
ibecameinaprerennceonthisstateofawealthymanwhoemployedciveralscribestokeephisaccounts
theytaughtmehowtowritehisofficiallettersandkeeprecordsofhispossessionsandtradingactivities
forexample
ilearnedtowritedowntheday
monthandseasonofeachtrade
whatitemsweretradedandreceived
andthenameofthatmarchantinvolvedinthetransaction
ialsohadtocarefullynotethemeasureofwhatwastraded
whetheritwasabasketofgrain
ajarofoil
AAalllslaveoralargecowshead
eventhoughiwasntpaid
igainedalotofexperience
workingonalargerstateaftermyfiveyearapprenrendship
iwashiredbythegreatfarrow
imandhohotepthethirdasasdescriedfortheroyalfamilyiminhooteppedthethird
hisroleegyptforthirtysevenyears
andhasmadeourcountryverywealthy
hehasorderedmanystatuesandtemplestobebuilt
soscribeswereneededtoorganizealltheworkandrecord
allthesupplies
neededandusefortheconstructioninmyposition
iwriteallthefarrows
officialletterstoforeignkingsanddistantlandsandlettersforroyalfamilymemberswhowishtokeepintouchwithrelativesthroughoutthecountry
everyyear
scribesalsowritedownhowmuchgrainhasbeengrown
andthencalculatehowlongthegrainwilllastafteritisstoredinthegreinhouse
storinggraincanbedifficultasfireratsandinsectscanbeaproblem
sothescribesmustkeepacarefultllingofthegrain
asitsitsinthegrainhouse
inadditiontorecordingagriculturalmatters
scribesreadcopyandarchiveallgovernmentdocuments
taxrecordsandthereligiouslawsofthecountry
eachyeartomakesurethelibrariesareuptodatemorethananyoneelse
scribesareverywellinformedaboutthebusinessofegypt
scribesarealsohigher
therightmagicprayersandthenamesofthedeceasedontheircoffs
egyptiansbelievethatwhenapersondiesheorshelivesoninanafterlife
soscribesrightmagicalwordstoprotectthespiritsofthedead
andtheyhelpedthepersonfindapaththattheafterlife
thesemagicalprayershavealwaysbeenwritteninthepyramddsforthefarrows
butlongagoscribedstartedwritingcoffinprayersforcommonpeople
toowheniwrite
iusedpaper
calledpapiris
whichismadefromthestemofareadthatgrowsalonganiilriver
thestemstripsarecutmoisedandlayredontopofeachotheratrightangles
thentheyarepoundedtogetheranddriedtomakeasheetofpaper
ifimustwritealongreport
ipacedthepagestogethertoformascroll
thatrolledontwowoodenhandles
somesometimeswrrightonpotteryoneonetabletsaparchment
whichismadeofanimalheadsstretchedthinanddriedihaveawooldnttabletcalledapelettewithtwoholdersforredandblackinkkwhichismadepapiirisjuiceandanothermaterialforcolorredincismadefromredplayandblackinkismadefromsutthepilotalsoholdsmywritingbrush
whichismadefromthehollowstemofagrasslikeplantcalledarushbeforeicanwritewithmybrush
ichewontheendofsofhit
soitcancanabsorbtheink
thehiyrogliftthatstandsforscscribeasapictureoftheequipment
iusebecauseofourabilitytoreadandwritemostpeoplethinkscribeshavemysteriouspowersfromthegoards
sowearetreatedwellandgetveryrich
becauseimaroyalscribe
noonegivesmeordersacceptthefarrow
thereforeidonthavetodoanyhardwork
theabilitytoreadandrighthasgivenmeagoodlife
thatifeelsorryfortheordinaryworkersinthekingdom
tiredbodiesandlowpayaretherereallyrewardlittlefox
