\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Monuments representing scribes show them writing while seated on the ground with their legs crossed, surrounded by the materials requi
red by their profession.\par
The basic tools of the trade were: the palette, a long wooden case in which the brushes and styluses were kept and which had hollows for mixing paint; papyrus scrolls bound together in bundles and placed in special container
