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
sn⸗j-ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 125
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sn⸗j-snb
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ pr; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n mnṯw m jwnj; jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥmt-nṯr; sš
Daressy, RecTrav 19, 14 (CXXXIX, 2°)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Armant (provenance)
sn⸗j-ḥnꜥ⸗j
m
sš; sḏtj nsw (n) ꜥnḫ-s-n-wsrt
UC 11446
12th Dyn.
Lahun (origin)
sn⸗j-rs
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 366
18th Dyn.
sš sn⸗j-rs (w)
sn⸗j-rs
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 365
18th Dyn.
sš sn⸗j-rs (w)
sn⸗j-rs
m
sš
Louvre E 3226
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
sn⸗j-rs
m
sš
Berlin P. 12393
Hatshepsut
sš sn⸗j-rs (w)
sn⸗j-rs
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.75
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš sn⸗j-rs (w)
sn(⸗j)-nfr
m
jdnw n sꜣ-nsw; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḥm-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt; sš
Klemm, Eichler, MDAIK 54 no. 5
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Wadi Dungash (provenance)
jdnw n sꜣ-nsw; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr sn(⸗j)-nfr (a)
sn⸗j-nfr
m
sš
Leiden CI.328
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sn⸗j-nfr
m
sš
UC 11963
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sn⸗j-ms
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr
Brooklyn 37.1787E + Harvard University Library Typ 48 + Moscow I 1б 25 + I 1б 26 + I 1б 27
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sn⸗j-ms
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn
Davies and Macadam 15
Thutmose IV - Amenhotep III
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn; jmj-rꜣ gs-pr
Davies and Macadam 556
18th Dyn.
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (w)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ pr n mnṯw m jwnj; sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn; jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ
Davies and Macadam 447
18th Dyn.
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (w)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) t n šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw
Davies and Macadam 494
18th Dyn.
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (w)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ pr n mnṯw m jwnj m pr-ḥḏ m gs-pr; sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw
Davies and Macadam 446
18th Dyn.
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (w)
sn⸗j-m-jꜥḥ
m
sš
MMA 19.3.23
Hatshepsut
Asasif (provenance)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (w)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ
m
sš; sš (n) wḏḥw; jmj-rꜣ rnpt nb(t); ḥsb (n) t; ḥsb (n) t n šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw; ḥsb n jt; ḥsb (n) sšr; jmj-rꜣ st n jrp; jmj-rꜣ prwj-ḥḏ; ḥrj sštꜣ m pr-mḏꜣt; ḥrj sštꜣ m pr-nfr; wsḫ st m pr-ꜥnḫ; sš nsw; jmj-rꜣ šwt nšmw; wꜥ jqr; mnjw n ḥtpw-nṯr n jmn
TT 127 (Sn-m-jꜥḥ)
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sn(⸗j)-m-jꜥḥ (a)
sn⸗j-jw
m
jmj-rꜣ pr wr; sš
MMA 19.3.206
Thutmose I - Thutmose III
Thebes (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ pr wr sn⸗j-jw (a)
sn⸗j-jw
m
jmj-rꜣ pr wr n ḥmt-nṯr; sš; jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥmt-nṯr;
Cairo CG 61010
Thutmose I - Thutmose III
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ pr wr sn⸗j-jw (a)
sn-ḏḥwtj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) nbw n wꜣwꜣt
de Morgan, Cat. I, 128 (11)
18th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
sn-ḏḥwtj (a)
sn-ḏḥwtj [?]
m
sš; ḥsb (n) nbw n wꜣwꜣt; ḫrp kꜣt n jmn
de Morgan, Cat. I, 128 (29)
18th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
sn-ḏḥwtj (a)
sn-ḏḥwtj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) wꜣwꜣt
FSN 62
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sn-ḏḥwtj (a)
sn-ḏḥwtj
m
sš
FSN 73
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sn-ḏḥwtj (a)
sn-ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Louvre E 3541
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sn-ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Davies, Sudan & Nubia, 22, 52-53 (2)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dal (provenance)
sn-ḏḥwtj (a)
sn-rꜥ
m
ḥrj mrt n jmn; sš
Davies and Macadam 229
18th Dyn.
ḥrj mrt n jmn; sš sn-rꜥ (a)
sn-rꜥ
m
sš; ḥrj mrt (n) jmn
Davies and Macadam 546
18th Dyn.
ḥrj mrt n jmn; sš sn-rꜥ (a)
sn-nṯr
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 173
18th Dyn.
sn-n-mwt
m
sš
Ayn Soukhna 6
Amenemhat III nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Ain el-Sukhna (provenance)
sn-n-mwt
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.107
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sn-n-mwt (a)
smn-tꜣwj
m
sš
Bruxelles E.5285
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sfḫjj
m
sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš sfḫjj (a)
sfḫjj
m
sš
P. Reisner II
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš sfḫjj (a)
sfḫjj
m
sš
P. Reisner IV
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš sfḫjj (a)
spdw-ḥtp/pꜣ-ntj-n⸗j
m
sš
Stockholm NME 17
late 12th Dyn.
MFR (origin)
spj
m
sš (n) hn; ḫrp kꜣt
el-Bersha tomb 2 (17L20/1)
Senusret III ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
el-Bersha (provenance)
sbt
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sbj (a)
sbk-ḥtp
m
sš
Cairo CG 20530
SIP
Edfu (provenance)
sbk-ḥtp
m
sš
Berlin P. 10038A
Amenemhat III nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Lahun (provenance)
sbk-ḥtp
m
sš; sš n ꜥt jrp
BM EA 1368
18th Dyn.
jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ sbk-ḥtp/pꜣ-nḥsj (w)
sbk-ḥtp
m
jmj-rꜣ st m ꜥt jrp; sš
Luxor J. 136
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Dahamsha (provenance)
sbk-ḥtp
m
sš
Elkab tomb 7
Amenhotep I ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Elkab (provenance)
sbk-ḥnꜥ⸗j
m
sš
UC 11962
18th Dyn.
sbk-nḫt
m
sꜣb; jmj-rꜣ sš n ḫft-ḥr; sꜣb; rꜣ-nḫn; smsw hꜣjjt; sš
Hammamat G 52
Mentuhotep IV nb-tꜣwj-rꜥ mnṯw-ḥtp
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
sbk-nḫt
m
sš
BM EA30538
late 12th Dyn.
sbk-nḫt
m
sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sbk-nḫt (?)
m
wꜥb; sš
Spiegelberg, Graffiti, 982a
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sbk-ms
m
sš
München ÄS 38
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Abydos (provenance)
sš n pr-ḥḏ sbk-ms (a); jmj-rꜣ pr ḥḏ sbk-ms (w)