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A scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing. The work could involve copying books, including sacred texts, or secretarial and administrative duties, such as taking of dictation and the keeping of business, judicial and, historical records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities. Later the profession developed into public servants, journalists, Accountants, typists, and lawyers.
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What were scribes skilled in?
Scribes were skilled in writing.
Who was skilled at writing in mesopotamia?
scribes
How was the writing for the mesopotamia done?
scribes used styluses to do it.
Are scribes prisoners of war?
Scribes were the accountants, clerks, and historians in ancient times, the ones who did the writing (hence their name).
What kind of material did the scribes of mesopatamia use for writing?
clay
What were scribes skilled in?
Scribes were skilled in writing.
People who had the jobs of writing?
scribes
Who did the writing in ancient Egypt?
The scribes in ancient Egypt did all the writing.
Who are the people who had the job of writing back in Mesopotamia?
Scribes, the inventors of writing.
Who was skilled at writing in mesopotamia?
scribes
What did scribes used writing to?
stone tablets
What was the system of writing that the sumerian scribes created?
Cuneiform.
What did scribes do in their time?
they did work writing and more dummies
How was the writing for the mesopotamia done?
scribes used styluses to do it.
What form of writing did scribes in Mesopotamia use?
Cuneiform
Why did ancient Egyptian scribes have such a wide variety of jobs?
Scribes kept all kinds of records and so they have variety of jobs.
Are scribes prisoners of war?
Scribes were the accountants, clerks, and historians in ancient times, the ones who did the writing (hence their name).
