 The hieroglyph used to signify the scribe, "to write" and "writings", etc., is Gardiner sign Y3, Y3 from the category of 'writings, & music'.The hieroglyph contains the scribe's ink-mixing palette, a vertical case to hold writing-reeds, and a leather pouch to hold the black and red ink blocks.The demotic scribes used rush pens which had stems thinner than that of a reed (2 mm).