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Moreover, most did so with a strong sense of personal responsibility to their fellow citizens. Many people today are hardworking, too, to be sure. But work in modern times is mainly viewed as a way to support oneself or one’s family, rather than as essential to supporting and perpetuating the larger social system. In contrast, the idea of shared responsibility and sacrifice was very relevant to the ancient Egyptians. Although most farmers were poor peasants and socially inferior to members of the upper classes, Egyptians placed high value on the work done by farmers.
58 Such workers were often in high demand, as illustrated by a surviving decree issued by the pharaoh Seti I (reigned 1294–1279 BCE). He wanted to ensure that his temple at Abydos (in central Egypt) would be built on schedule. So he made it illegal for a contractor to conscript any of the workers who were laboring on that structure. The document warned that it was forbidden for “any troop-commander, or mayor, or agent, or any person” to try to use any workers at Abydos. ”58 Government Officials On the opposite end of ancient Egypt’s social and occupational spectrum was another job that was vital to the country—working for the government.
Evidence suggests that others were free people who became hemw to work off debts they owed. Also, it appears that they could be free people who committed crimes and lost some of their rights as a punishment, while at least some were born with fewer rights because their parents were hemw. A Duty to Obey the Law Like all members of a household, the hemw were expected to do their duties not only to the owner and his family, but also to society in general, 39 Looking Back Popular Board Games Although several boards and game pieces used in the ancient Egyptian board game senet have survived, its exact rules have not.