If an ancient egyptan scribe were to be the pharoah's personal scribe would that mean they are treated better than the other scribes?

Question

Would the, for example get special privileges only they would have? Would they get a reward? Would they eat the with the pharaoh? What would make them better than the rest of the scribes and be the one chosen for this job? What made the other scribes ill suited for this job?

Answer 1

In every society there are special advantages that people of higher status have. If you think of the Super Bowl, there is only 1 winner out of 32 teams. The players on that team get extra income, some of them get extra commercial endorsements and often their ability to bargain for a higher salary is increased. Interestingly, the team that wins the Super Bowl doesn't always have the best W-L record, the best quarterback, etc. So there are many factors that go into that selection, just as the vetting process that took place for the Pharaoh's scribe.