Flourished Circa 1190-1075 B.C.E.
Scribe Of The Necropolis

Troubled Times. Around 1090 B.C.E., Egypt was still an international power, but it was beset by internal and external crises and the New Kingdom was about to collapse. Ironically, it is from precisely this period that scholars have some of the best economic and social documentation from ancient Egypt, including a large number of personal letters and economic texts that concern the activities of a scribe named Dhutmose. His main title was "Scribe of the Necropolis," meaning that he was the business manager for the crew that was in charge of constructing the tomb of the reigning pharaoh. In the course of his job, he was responsible for dispatching boats and ships to collect grain taxes for the city of Thebes, and sometimes he personally went on these journeys. Men such as Dhutmose were also often...