▁differ ▁between ▁d war fs ▁and ▁pyg m ies ▁to ▁disc rim inate ▁them , ▁they ▁simply ▁chose ▁their ▁activities ▁according ▁to ▁their ▁skills . ▁ ▁Social ▁ranks ▁and ▁care ers ▁ ▁Social ▁ranks ▁ ▁D war fs ▁were ▁treated ▁with ▁considerable ▁respect ▁in ▁An cient ▁Egypt ian ▁society , ▁not ably ▁during ▁the ▁Early ▁D yn astic ▁and ▁Old ▁Kingdom ▁periods . ▁Their ▁natural ▁nan ism ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁cel est ial ▁gift , ▁and ▁disc rim ination ▁and ▁social ▁ex clusion ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁unknown ▁to ▁the ▁Egypt ians . ▁In ▁most ▁cases ▁in ▁which ▁d war fs ▁were ▁brought ▁into ▁a ▁new ▁family , ▁they ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁accepted ▁at ▁once ▁as ▁full - f led ged ▁members . ▁They ▁were ▁assigned ▁special , ▁exclusive ▁duties , ▁which ▁were ▁normally ▁performed ▁by ▁the ▁highest - rank ed ▁officials , ▁such ▁as ▁pri ests ▁and ▁tre as ur ers . ▁Even ▁in ▁many ▁royal ▁households , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁king , ▁d war fs ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁serve ▁and ▁work . ▁The ▁unus ually ▁high ▁ranks ▁and ▁social ▁positions ▁that ▁d war fs ▁enjoyed ▁explain , ▁for ▁example , ▁their ▁important ▁presence ▁in ▁subs idi ary ▁tomb s ▁around ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁D ynast y ▁ph ara oh s . ▁These ▁subs idi ary ▁tomb s ▁were ▁reserved ▁for ▁the ▁direct ▁and ▁most ▁loyal ▁servants ▁of ▁the ▁r uler . ▁To ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁buried ▁so ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁king ▁shows ▁how ▁respect ed