The Pharaoh: Social Government

The pharaoh was the king and the divine delegate of the gods on earth. The pharaoh was at the top of the social government. Religion and government brought order to society through the construction of temples. Next to the Pharaoh were the most potent officers known as viziers, the official heads of the government. Under them were the high clerics, under them were the regal supervisors. They guaranteed that the 42 region governors followed the pharaoh's orders. At the very bottom of the government were the labourers, farmers, artisans and scribes.