Asked by berlanda

The role of the scribe within Egyptian society and government is most similar to that of a(n)

accountant.
political advisor.
record keeper.
leader.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
record keeper.

Scribes were trained to read and write and kept administrative, legal and economic records (taxes, censuses, inventories), serving as the bureaucracy’s record-keepers rather than as leaders or political advisers.