Social Structure In Ancient Egypt

The one level of the social structure I would be apart of, would be the government officials. The government officials worked closely with the pharaoh, they helped them with society matters. The officials lived lives of luxury with banquets and feasts. Government officials were wealthy and very well respected, and that was very hard to get in Egypt. You can’t go past the idea of having wealth, respect and endless food!

There were three types of government officials; a vizier, a chief treasurer, and a general of the armies. I would want to be the vizier. The vizier was in charge of the function of Egypt, they gave out commands for the pharaoh, and they also worked as a chief judge, making decisions for the Egyptian community.

This is an artifact

of a vizier. As you can see in the image, the vizier is holding a staff. The sceptre or staff in ancient Egypt, was usually held by the pharaoh of government officials. The staff represented ultimate power.

Out of all the levels on the social structure pyramid, I would not want to be a craftsman/artisan. Even though they are not on the bottom of the social pyramid doesn’t necessarily mean that the job was fun and easy. The craftsman and artisans usually had to work day and night, chopping work, chipping rock, sewing, burning, melting etc.
They weren’t even well respected, by their fellow egyptians. If you did an amazing piece of work, no one would know you did it, so it was really hard to gain the respect you wanted.

This artifact is about the craftsmen/artisans at work. They build everything by hand, which can get very exhausting and hard if you are doing it 24 hours a day. Some of the projects you were told to make could be very complex. The man in the bottom right hand corner of the image is making what looks like a golden cat. There would be a lot of
Steps and detail involved in making that object,so it would take a long time to create.