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
j[m]n-ḥtp
m
sš
MMA oMML 97
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Toronto ROM 906.20.4
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
MMA 36.3.272
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asasif (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; smr ꜥꜣ n mrwt; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr (n) ḥr ḫntj-ẖtjj; sš nsw; sš [...]; sš nsw mꜣꜥ; ṯꜣjj ḫw ḥr wnmj n nsw
Collombert, BIFAO 102, 137-142
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Karnak (installation_place)
Amenhotep, son of Hepu (a)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Deir el-Bahri grotto O.2.6
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Deir el-Bahri grotto O.2.10
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Deir el-Bahri grotto P.1.5
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
MMA 25.184.3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Ibrim Graffito 2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Qasr Ibrim (provenance)
sš jmn-ḥtp (w)
jmn-ḥtp
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jdnw n jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt; sš
Traunecker, Cahiers de Karnak 6, 197-208
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Karnak (provenance)
jdnw n jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt jmn-ḥtp (a)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš [...]
Würzburg H 3199
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
SEH 277
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
SEH 278
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
ḥrj pr n wr n mḏꜣjjw; sš
SEH 302
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
FSN 609
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dal (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
wꜥb; sš; ḥsb (n) jt n ḥmt-nṯr
Cairo JE 2213
18th Dyn.
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TAS3
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš
Louvre AF 12725
18th Dyn.
jmn-ḥtp
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥmt-nṯr; jmj-rꜣ nfr(t) n(t) [jmn]
TT -555-
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
jmn[...]
m
sš
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
jmn[...]
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 27056.11
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmnjj
m
sš
BM EA67086
12th Dyn.
jmnjj
m
sš
FSN 15
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abd el-Qadir (provenance)
jmnjj
m
sš
Beni Hasan tomb 3
Senusret II ḫꜥ-ḫpr-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Beni Hasan (provenance)
jmnjj-ꜥnḫ
m
sš qdwt n pr-nsw; sš js pn
el-Bersha tomb 2 (17L20/1)
Senusret III ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
el-Bersha (provenance)
jmnjj/ḥtrw
m
sš
Sinai 115
Amenemhat III nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Serabit el-Khadim (provenance)
jmnw
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 63
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš jmnw (a)
jn-[?]
m
sš
Petrie, Medum, pl. XXXII (III)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Meidum (provenance)
jn-jtj-f (?)
m
sš
BU-6 + BU-7
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Bir Ungat (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Cairo CG 20451
late 11th Dyn. - Senusret I
Abydos (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
FSN 228
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abusir Rock (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sꜣb; sḥḏ (n) sšw (n) mšꜥ; ḥm-nṯr (n) sṯt; sš; ḥrj [...]; wꜥb
FSN 397 a
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
Kumma (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Haag 46/92
Amenemhat III nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
MFR (origin)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Smith, JEA 58 doc. Hill A, 5
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Buhen (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 28 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Norwich Castle 1921.37.1
FIP - 11th Dyn.
el-Salmiya (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
ḫrp ꜥprw; sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sꜣb; sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜥbw n nsw
BM EA9964
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Ayn Soukhna 30
18th Dyn.
Ain el-Sukhna (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Cairo CG 566
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Karnak (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Liverpool WM M.13982
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jn-jtj⸗f
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḫtmw-bjtj; smr wꜥtj; smr ꜥꜣ n mrwt; sš; wḥmw tpj n nsw; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n ṯnj tꜣ-wr; ḥrj-tp n wḥꜣt mj qd⸗s; wḥmw ꜥꜣ n nsw; wḥmw tpj n ꜥrrjjt; jmj-rꜣ pr wr; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj; ḫrp kꜣt nbt nt pr-nsw
Louvre C 26
Hatshepsut
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n ṯnj jn-jtj⸗f (a)
jn-jtj⸗f ꜥꜣ
m
sš
Wadi el-Hudi 38
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Wadi el-Hudi (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f šrj
m
sš
FSN 206
early 12th Dyn. or 13th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
jn-ḥr(.t)-mn
m
sš
Louvre E 25357
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Thebes (provenance)
jn-ḥrt-ꜥnḫ
m
(jmj-rꜣ) ṯst; sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
(jmj-rꜣ) ṯst; sš jn-ḥrt-ꜥnḫ (a)
jn-ḥrt-ms
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj ḥr ḫt nb n ṯnj; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj m tꜣ-wr
Bolton 1900.54.25
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Abydos (provenance)
jnj
m
sš
Durham EG515
mid- to late 12th Dyn.
MFR (origin)
jnj
m
sš
Sydney NMR.38
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
jnn
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn; jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt nbt m pr-jmn; sš
Davies and Macadam 480
Hatshepsut
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn jnnj (a)