The Group of Scribes, the lower Range of Representations on the
Northern Wall of the Tomb of Prince Kaninisut, excavated from
Giza, shows 4 scribes sitting in the characteristic scribal
posture on the floor, writing. "If writing was not done in a
standing position, it was done sitting down with crossed legs,
and the papyrus was laid without any support on the stretched
kilt. The roll was held at right angles to the body and was
unrolled with the left hand and rolled up with the right. The
beginning was thus on the right-hand side and writing was done
from the right to the left. Until the Twelfth Dynasty writing
was done from the right to left in vertical lines, horizontal
lines being only used for dates, headings or signatures. After
the Twelfth Dynasty writing was done (from right to left) in
horizontal lines, but one page was divided up into several
columns. In certain texts writing was done backwards, i.e.
single signs were written from right to left, but vertical lines
(or columns) followed each other fro