List of ancient Egyptian scribes
The Seated Scribe
, 2613–2494 BC; painted limestone and inlaid quartz.
Louvre
This is a
list of Egyptian
scribes
, almost exclusively from the
ancient Egyptian
periods.
The hieroglyph used to
signify the scribe
,
to write
, and
"writings"
, etc., is
Gardiner
sign Y3,
from the category of: 'writings, games, & music'. The hieroglyph contains the scribe's writing palette, a vertical case to hold writing-reeds, and a leather pouch to hold the colored ink blocks, mostly black and red.