Transcription: The vizier helped the pharaoh run the government. He was in charge of public works, including the digging and maintaining of canals. He also settled disputes. For example, there were yearly disputes over land boundaries. When the Nile receded after flood season, stone boundary markers were sometimes swept away. The vizier kept written records of boundaries that helped him settle these disputes. The vizier was also in charge of collecting taxes. Every Egyptian paid taxes to the government. Taxes were paid in products, not in money. A potter paid his tax with pots, and a farmer paid his tax with ...
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