The ancient Egyptians used to make slippers out of allies, papyrus, palm fronds, dom, or straw, and their shapes were characterized by simplicity and close in resemblance to the shapes known today.

 The use of slippers, whether made of leather or the other materials mentioned, was not limited to the pharaohs and nobles, but rather to women, priests, officials, soldiers and writers who measure the fields or work in them are forced to walk on the roots.

 The gods in the inscriptions never wore shoes. The pharaoh wore sandals without the god when he made offerings in front of him.

 In 2015, a non-specific exhibition was held at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo entitled (Steps Through Time. Shoes in Ancient Egypt), in which different models were displayed (the exhibition included 47 pieces varying between different forms of sandals and shoes, as it illustrates the spread of shoes between all classes The social levels in ancient Egypt with its diversity and differences according to the social levels in ancient Egypt.

Because no texts from ancient Egypt have been found explaining the methods used by the ancient Egyptians in making slippers and shoes. Still, a Dutch researcher and expert on archaeological shoes wrote a book called (Shoes in Ancient Egypt). He monitors an examination process for 32 pieces of shoe Archeology of ancient Egypt.