4,000-Year-Old Ancient Egyptian Writing Board Shows Student’s Spelling Mistakes
A student’s writing board from the Middle Kingdom period, circa 19811802 BCE. The red marks are those of a teacher correcting their student’s spelling. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one. A student’s writing board from the Middle Kingdom period, circa 1981–1802 BCE. The red marks are those of a teacher correcting their student’s spelling. (Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain) Ancient Egyptian bureaucracy and industry required extensive record keeping and correspondence....