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title: Egyptian Scribes
author: The Trustees of the British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11072/egyptian-scribes/
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# Egyptian Scribes

_Authored by The Trustees of the British Museum_

## Image File

[![Egyptian Scribes](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11072.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11072.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/)-painting of scribes: a fragmentary tomb-painting on plaster. The painting comes from the walls of an unknown Theban tomb, similar in style to, though not identical with, the mid-18th Dynasty tomb of Nebamen.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Museum, T. T. o. t. B. (2019, August 20). Egyptian Scribes. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11072/egyptian-scribes/>
### Chicago
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Egyptian Scribes." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 20, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11072/egyptian-scribes/>.
### MLA
Museum, The Trustees of the British. "Egyptian Scribes." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11072/egyptian-scribes/>.

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© Trustees of the [British Museum](http://www.britishmuseum.org/). Republished under the British Museum [Standard Terms of Use](http://www.britishmuseum.org/about_this_site/terms_of_use.aspx) for non-profit educational purposes. [Original image](https://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=161746&partId=1&searchText=scribe&images=true&page=6) by [**The Trustees of the British Museum**](https://britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=161746&partId=1&searchText=scribe&images=true&page=6). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 20 August 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.