sš
“scribe”
- Note:
- The translation is an Egyptological convention. Quirke 2004b advocated a more sensible translation "secretary".
- Gender:
- m
- Is the opposite gender form of:
- sš.t
- Referred to in:
- jm.j-rꜣ sš, sḥḏ n sš.w
- Specificated in:
- sš jqr, sš ꜥ n nsw, sš ꜥꜣ m pr-nsw, sš ꜥꜣ n ḥm-nṯr tp.j, sš ꜥnn nsw n ḫft-ḥr, sš wr, sš m pr Jmn, sš m gs-pr, sš mꜣꜥ n nṯr-nfr, sš mꜣꜥ n tp ḥsb, sš n Ꜣbw, sš n ꜣḥ.w.t, sš n jp.t-nsw, sš n jm.j-rꜣ pr-wr, sš n jm.j-rꜣ mšꜥ, sš n jm.j-rꜣ ḫtm.t, sš n jm.j-rꜣ šnw.t (?), sš n jm.j-rꜣ šnw.tj, sš n jm.j-rꜣ šnw.tj n Jmn, sš n jm.j-ḫnt, sš n Jmn, sš n Jmn-Rꜥ, sš n jḥ.w, sš n js, sš n ꜥ.t, sš n ꜥ.t jwf, sš n ꜥ.t jrp, sš n ꜥ.t ḥnkw.t, sš n ꜥ.t sbꜣ, sš n ꜥ.t dwꜣ n pr-ꜥꜣ, sš n Ꜥꜣ-ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ ḥr jmn.t, sš n ꜥꜣ.t nb.t šps.t, sš n ꜥꜣm.w, sš n ꜥntjw, sš n ꜥrr.jj.t, sš n ꜥq.w, sš n w, sš n w[?] n ḫrp kꜣ.t, sš n wjꜣ, sš n wꜥr.t Nḫn, sš n wnm.t, sš n wḥꜥ.w, sš n wḥm.w, sš n wḏꜣ, sš n wḏḥ.w, sš n bꜣk, sš n pꜣ wḥm.w, sš n pꜣ sꜣ ꜥꜣ, sš n pr (?), sš n pr Jmn, sš n pr-ꜥꜣ, sš n pr-ꜥnḫ, sš n pr Ptḥ, sš n pr Mn-ḫpr.w-rꜥ, sš n pr ms.w-nsw, sš n pr n jm.j-rꜣ ḫtm.t, sš n pr-nsw, sš n pr ḥm.t-nsw, sš n pr ḥm.t-nṯr, sš n pr ḥr.j wḏb, sš n pr-ḥḏ, sš n pr.wj ꜥꜣ, sš n pẖr.t (?) n ḥm.t-nsw wr.t, sš n Ptḥ, sš n mꜣꜥ.t, sš n Mjꜥm, sš n Mn-nfr, sš n Mnw, sš n mnmn.t, sš n mr, sš n mrḥ.t, sš n mšꜥ, sš n mt.j-n-sꜣ, sš n md.w-nṯr, sš n mḏ.w.t, sš n mḏꜣ.t, sš n njw.t, sš n njw.t-rs.j.t, sš n nb-tꜣ.wj, sš n Nbjj.t, sš n nbw, sš n nfr.jj.t, sš n nfr.w, sš n Nḫb, sš n Nḫn, sš n hꜣ-r-mw, sš n hn, sš n ḥꜣ.tj-ꜥ, sš n ḥw.t, sš n ḥw.t-nṯr, sš n Ḥw.t-sḫm, sš n ḥb.t, sš n ḥm-nṯr 2.nw, sš n ḥm-nṯr tp.j n Jmn, sš n ḥm.t-nṯr, sš n ḥr.j.w-pr, sš n ḥsb, sš n Ḥtp-s-n-wsr.t-mꜣꜥ-ḫrw, sš n ḥtp.w, sš n ḥtp.w-nṯr, sš n ḫꜣ n ṯꜣ.tj, sš n ḫꜣ n dd rmṯ, sš n ḫꜣw.t, sš n ḫꜣs.t, sš n ḫnrt, sš n ḫnrt wr, sš n ḫnt.j, sš n ḫnt.j wr, sš n ḫtm.t, sš n ḫtm.t-nṯr, sš n ḫtm.tjw, sš n ẖn.ww, sš n ẖr.tjw-nṯr, sš n s.t ꜥꜣ.t, sš n sꜣ, sš n sꜣ-nsw, sš n sꜣ.w, sš n sbꜣ, sš n spꜣ.t, sš n smꜣ.jj.t, sš n smd.t, sš n sn.w n Jwn.jj.t, sš n sn.w n nsw, sš n sn.wt, sš n sḥ-nṯr n Ḥr, sš n ssm.t, sš n sk, sš n sḏm, sš n Š Sbk, sš n šꜥ.t, sš n šb.t m pr-nfr, sš n Šmꜥ.w Tꜣ-mḥ.w, sš n šms.w.w, sš n šnꜥ.w, sš n šnw.t, sš n šnw.tj n.t pr-ꜥꜣ, sš n štj, sš n qnb.tj, sš n kꜣ.t n Jmn, sš n kꜣ.t ḥw.t ḥb-sd, sš n t m Šmꜥ.w Tꜣ-mḥ.w, sš n tꜣ ḥr.t, sš n tꜣ kꜣ.t tꜣ ḥw.t Nb-mꜣꜥ.t-rꜥ ḥr jmn.tt Wꜣs.t, sš n ṯ.t ḥqꜣ, sš n ṯꜣ.tj, sš n Ṯbw, sš n ṯmꜣ, sš n Ṯnj, sš n Ṯḥn-Jṯn, sš n ṯkw, sš n ḏꜣḏꜣ.t, sš n Ḏḥw.tj, sš nsw, sš-nṯr, sš nḏ.w-jb šps.w, sš nḏs, sš ḥr.j ḫtm, sš ḥr.j-tp, sš spẖr.w, sš qdw.t
- References:
- Ward and Fischer no.: / TLA no.: / Hannig no.: / Taylor no.: / Ayedi no.:
- Bibliography:
- Fischer 1997, 74
Attestations
Results
snw
m
sš
Cairo JE 94472
Hatshepsut
Asasif (provenance)
sš snw (w)
snw
m
sš
Glasgow Burrell 13.270
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
snw[...]
m
sš
Saqqara M.2.3.P.18.9
Hatshepsut
Saqqara (provenance)
snb
m
sš
Cairo CG 20530
SIP
Edfu (provenance)
snb
m
sš
Weigall, Report, 95-97, pl. L (16)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Mediq (provenance)
snb
m
sš
Arkell, JEA 36, 30 (Gebel Shēkh Suliman 5)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abd el-Qadir (provenance)
snb
m
sš [...]
Liverpool WM 16.11.06.12
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abydos (provenance)
snb
m
sš
Berlin P. 10088
late 12th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
snb
m
sš; ḥsb
Cairo CG 20296
Senusret III ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
NUELE (origin)
snb
m
sš
Gebelein GP.5b.7
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Gebelein (provenance)
snb⸗f
m
sš
UC 32182
Amenemhat III nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Lahun (provenance)
snb.tj⸗fj
m
sš (n) ḥtpw; sš
Cairo CG 20224
mid- to late 12th Dyn.
Abydos (provenance)
snb.tj⸗fj
m
sš [...]
Martin 1371
not earlier than Amenemhat IV
Uronarti (provenance)
snbbw
m
sš
Hammamat G 69
Senusret III ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
snbbw
m
sš
UC 32216
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
snfr
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 25
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
snfr-wj-ptḥ
m
sš
BM EA129
late 12th Dyn.
MFR (origin)
sr
m
sš
Cairo CG 20431
late 12th Dyn.
Antaeopolis (origin)
sḥtp-jb-rꜥ/ssj
m
sš
Cairo CG 20228
SIP
Abydos (provenance)
sḫrw
m
sš
SEH 284
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
sšw
m
sš
Liverpool WM M.13983
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sq
m
sš
Avignon A 25
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
stẖ
m
sš
Louvre E 17340
18th Dyn.
stẖ
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr
Brooklyn 37.263E
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
stẖ-ms
m
sš
RILN 96
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Arab (provenance)
stẖj(j)
m
sš
Saqqara M.2.3.P.18.9
Hatshepsut
Saqqara (provenance)
šbnw
m
sš
Castel, Tallet, BIFAO 101 no. 6
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
el-Harra (provenance)
špss-ptḥ/jmpjj
m
smr-wꜥtj; ẖrj-ḥb; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Kamal, ASAE 13, 175 (špss-ptḥ)
FIP - Senusret I
Meir (provenance)
šrj
m
sš
Hermitage 2508
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
qꜣwj
m
sš
Hildesheim 1261
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
qn
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto of Djedhuty, Davies and Gardiner 31
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
qn-jmn
m
sš
Liverpool WM 1977.112.10
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
[qn-jmn]
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ wdnw [n jmn]; sš (n) sꜣw; jmj-rꜣ pr [n jmn]; [ḥrj mrt] [n jmn]
TT 412
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Khokha (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ pr n jmn qn-jmn (a)
qn-jmn
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
Davies and Macadam 72
18th Dyn.
qn-jmn
m
sš; wꜥb
Moscow I, 1б 132 + I, 1б 146
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
qn-jmn
m
sš
Deir el-Bahri grotto O.2.10
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
qn-jmn
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jtj-nṯr; jtj-nṯr mrj; smr wꜥtj; smr ꜥꜣ n mrwt; smr tp n šnjjt; jrtj n nsw ꜥnḫwj n bjtj; jmj-rꜣ jḥw; jmj-rꜣ jḥw n jmn; jmj-rꜣ pr; jmj-rꜣ pr wr n prw-nfr; jmj-rꜣ pr-wr n nsw m prw-nfr; jmj-rꜣ pr n prw nfr; jmj-rꜣ jrj ꜥꜣ n šnwtj n jmn; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn; jmj-rꜣ šnꜥw n jmn; wꜥ jqr; ṯꜣjj ḫw ḥr wnmj n nsw; jmj-rꜣ nfrt n(t) [jmn]; jmj-rꜣ tꜣ [...] n jmn; jmj-rꜣ šnꜥw n j[mn]; [...] jmn [...] m pr jmn; [ḥm-nṯr] n ḥw pḏt 9; ḥm-nṯr n ḥw rṯn[w]; jmj-rꜣ pr wr n nsw; ṯꜣjj ḫw n nb tꜣwj; jmj-rꜣ pr wr n nsw; jmj-rꜣ ḫtm; sš (n) nsw; jmj-rꜣ pr n nsw; sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜥbw wḥmw; ḥrj jḥw; ḥrj pḏt; ṯꜣjj ḫw n nb tꜣwj; jmj-rꜣ jḥw (n) jtjj
TT 93
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
qn-jmn (a)
qnnj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto of Qeneny, Davies and Gardiner 34
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
qd
m
ḥrj n sš; sš; ḫrp kꜣt
Firenze 11896
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
qd
m
wꜥb; sš
Dijon 2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
kꜣ-m-wꜣst
m
šms nb⸗f r nmtt⸗f ḥr ḫꜣst rsjt mḥtjt; sš
de Morgan, Cat. I, 128 (29)
18th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
kꜣ-m-wꜣst
m
sš
Sydney, Macquarie Museum MU4497
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
kꜣ-(m)-wꜣst
m
wꜥb n ꜣst; sš
Hierakonpolis Desert Cleft no. 6
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Hierakonpolis (provenance)
kꜣ-nḫt
m
sš
Klemm, Eichler, MDAIK 54 no. 15
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Wadi Dungash (provenance)
sš kꜣ-nḫt (a)
kꜣ-nḫt
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n mnṯw nb jwn(j); sš
Davies and Macadam 534
18th Dyn.
kꜣ-nḫt
m
sš
DG01
18th Dyn.
Wadi Dagbag (provenance)
sš kꜣ-nḫt (a)
kꜣkꜣ[...]
m
sš
Cairo CG 856
18th Dyn.
kjj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Ragazzoli E1
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
km-n⸗j
m
sš n wḥꜥw; sš
UC 32145 A
Amenemhat IV–early 13th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
sš n wḥꜥw km-n⸗j (a)
kmḥ
m
sš
BM EA66587
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)