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Scribe

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A scribe is a person who writes.

Egyptian - Scribe Statue of Min-nakht - Walters 22230 - Three Quarter.jpg
Egyptian - Scribe Statue of Min-nakht - Walters 22230 - Three Quarter.jpg
They make many copies of books. They keep records for kings and cities. This job helps us learn about the past. It is a very special job. Do you like to write too?

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File:Amir Khusraw Dihlavi - Portrait of the Scribe Mir 'Abd Allah Katib in the Company of a Youth Burnishing Paper - Walters W650187A - Reverse Detail.jpg
Amir Khusraw Dihlavi - Portrait of the...
File:Sumerian - Record of Temple Workers - Walters 481767 - View A.jpg
Sumerian - Record of Temple Workers -...
File:Egyptian - Scribe Statue of Min-nakht - Walters 22230 - Three Quarter.jpg
Egyptian - Scribe Statue of Min-nakht -...
File:Scribe's palette with styluses and residues of colors, wood, vegetable fibers - Museo Egizio Turin S 8387 p02.jpg
Scribe's palette with styluses and...
File:Ancient Egyptian Scribe's palette HARGM7677.jpg
Ancient Egyptian Scribe's palette HARGM7677.jpg
File:Model of a Granary with Scribes MET DP351558.jpg
Model of a Granary with Scribes MET DP351558.jpg
File:Cai Lun with Donchō and Mochizuki Seibee (Minobu Museum of History and Folklore).jpg
Cai Lun with Donchō and Mochizuki Seibee...
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BKK Wat Rakhang Ho Trai.jpg
Shuin being made in Zentsuji - Kagawa -...
File:2代由木尾雪雄作-Writing Box (Suzuribako) and Writing Table (Bundai) with Pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi MET DP330038.jpg
2代由木尾雪雄作-Writing Box (Suzuribako) and...
File:Motoori Norinaga self portrait.jpg
Motoori Norinaga self portrait.jpg
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Teika(3).jpg

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