A statue of a scribe named Nefer. Martin Frouz, Archive of the Czech Institute of Egyptology FA CU July 18, 2024 Is your desk job killing your back? Ancient Egyptian scribes had the same aches and pains, say researchers Petra Brukner Havelková, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague and Veronika Dulíková, Charles University The physical damage caused by their unusual working positions can be seen on the scribes’ skeletons.