 It's not helpful. But what did you expect? Thoth may be the god of wisdom and knowledge, but he has the head of an ibis. No one understands the pain of being a scribe in ancient Egypt, and no one will. Until 2024, that's when experts will reveal that they've been looking at the remains of dozens of ancient Egyptian scribes, people whose job it was to make note of everything that happened, from record-keeping to philosophizing. It was a high-status position, but like any of today's administrative jobs, it wasn't easy.