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In ancient Egypt, writing was concentrated among scribes, giving a small educated class control over taxes, laws, land, religion, and state power while most people depended on them to understand the systems ruling their lives.

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@VictorTaelin They also believed writing was literal magic, translated as "words of god," hieroglyphs didn’t just communicate, they manifested reality.

@VictorTaelin They also believed writing was literal magic, translated as "words of god," hieroglyphs didn’t just communicate, they manifested reality.

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description@VictorTaelin They also believed writing was literal magic, translated as "words of god," hieroglyphs didn’t just communicate, they manifested reality.

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  • URL: https://x.com/tstrause/status/2069681134984741046
  • Author: Tyler Strause-Tabares (@tstrause)
  • Posted: 2026-06-24 07:16:50

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They also believed writing was literal magic, translated as “words of god,” hieroglyphs didn’t just communicate, they manifested reality. Scribes were seen as magicians creating the universe through language.

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