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
ꜥnḫw
m
sš n [...]
Petrie, Season, no. 73
mid-12th Dyn. - 13th Dyn.
Aswan-Philae road (provenance)
ꜥḥꜣ-nḫt
m
sš; sš [...] ꜥrrjjt
Hatnub CS 56
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Hatnub (provenance)
ꜥḥꜥw
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ꜥkj
m
sš
UC 32194
Amenemhat IV mꜥꜣ-ḫrw-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Lahun (provenance)
[?[w[?]
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ [?]
Petrie, Season, no. 306
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Qubbet el-Hawa (provenance)
w[...]
m
sš
BR01
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
wꜣḥ
m
ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Petrie, Season, no. 546-547
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
wꜣḥ
m
rḫ-nsw; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 80 A
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
wꜣḥ
m
wbꜣw n nsw; wꜥb ꜥwj; jmj-rꜣ rwjjt; jmj-rꜣ npjjw; jmj-rꜣ [...] nb n nsw; sš; ṯꜣjj; ṯꜣjj ṯnft pḏt n nb tꜣwj
TT 22, Wꜣḥ
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Khokha (provenance)
wꜣḥ-kꜣ
m
sš
Dundee C.10.K
late 12th Dyn.
Antaeopolis (production)
wꜣḥ-kꜣ-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
Cairo CG 20549
late 12th Dyn.
Antaeopolis (origin)
wꜣḏ-ms
m
sš
TT 39
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Asasif (provenance)
wꜣḏ-ms
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 13210
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
wꜣḏ-ms
m
sš
Dijon 2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
wꜣḏ-rn
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 32804
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
wꜣḏ-rnpwt
m
jmj-rꜣ st n ꜥt jrp; sš
Louvre N 2973
18th Dyn.
jmj-rꜣ st n ꜥt jrp; sš wꜣḏ-rnpwt (a)
wꜣḏ-rnpwt
m
jmj-rꜣ st; sš
Louvre N 2993
18th Dyn.
jmj-rꜣ st n ꜥt jrp; sš wꜣḏ-rnpwt (a)
wꜣḏ-rnpwt
m
jmj-rꜣ st n ꜥt jrp; sš
Louvre N 2971
18th Dyn.
jmj-rꜣ st n ꜥt jrp; sš wꜣḏ-rnpwt (a)
wjꜣ
m
jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt n(t) jmn; sš
Kraków MNK XI 746-751
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
wjꜣ
m
sš; sš n tꜣ ḥrt
Louvre C 82
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
wjḥj
m
sš
Wenig, FuB 10 71-94
early Middle Kingdom
Kom Ombo (provenance)
wn-sw
m
sš n njwt rsjt; sš n njwt rsjt (n) jmn; sš; ḥsb (n) jt; ḥsb (n) jt [...] j[mn]
TT A4
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
sš n njwt rsj wn-sw (w)
wn-sw
m
sš n njwt rsjt; sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn; sš
Louvre A 54
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Thebes (provenance)
sš n njwt rsj wn-sw (a)
wn-sw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) (jt) n [jmn]; sš n njwt rsjt; sš
Leiden CI 252
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sš n njwt rsj wn-sw (w)
wn-sw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn; sš n njwt rsjt (n) jmn; sš (n) jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn
Cairo CG 42132
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Karnak (provenance)
sš n njwt rsj wn-sw (a)
wnw
m
sš
Baud, Colin, Tallet, BIFAO 99, 11, fig. 9
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Dakhla (provenance)
wnmj
m
sš
Wadi Hilâl F 5
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Elkab (provenance)
sš wnmj (a)
wnmj
m
sš
Wadi Hilâl F 6
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Elkab (provenance)
sš wnmj (a)
wr-ḫrp-ḥmwt
m
sš
Philadelphia E12038
18th Dyn.
Mit Rahina (provenance)
wrjj
m
sš
BR11
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
wḥꜣ
m
sš
Wenig, FuB 10 71-94
early Middle Kingdom
Kom Ombo (provenance)
wḫ
m
sš
BM EA67087
12th Dyn.
wḫ/ꜥbjj
m
ẖrj-tp nsw; sḥḏ (n) ḥmw-nṯr; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Kamal, ASAE 13, 176 (middle)
FIP - 11th Dyn.
Meir (provenance)
wsj
m
sš
TT 87
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
wsj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj
TT 59
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš wsj (a)
wsj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt; ḥsb (n) jt m njwt rsjt
Boston 09.525
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥsb n jt n nb tꜣwj wsj (a)
wsj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n nb-tꜣwj
Davies and Macadam 508
18th Dyn.
ḥsb n jt n nb tꜣwj wsj (a)
wsj
m
sš
Louvre E 3226
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
sš wsj (a)
wsj
m
sš
UC 31936
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
wsr
m
sš
Leipzig 6121
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš
Steindorff, Aniba II, 88 (15), pl. 48 (15)
18th Dyn.
Aniba (provenance)
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš
Leipzig 5409
18th Dyn.
Aniba (provenance)
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš
FSN 69
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (w)
wsr
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḫbsw [n jmn]; ḫꜣw n jmn; ḫꜣw; jmj-rꜣ ꜥḥwtjw n jmn (?)
TT 260
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ꜥḥwtjw n jmn wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt; ḫꜣjj n jmn
Davies and Macadam 61
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ꜥḥwtjw n jmn wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
wsr
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 70
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
wsr
m
sš
BZ23
18th Dyn.
Wadi Bezeh (provenance)
wsr
m
sš [...] wꜣwꜣt
Philadelphia E11368
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Aniba (provenance)
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (a)
wsr
m
sš
Bruxelles E.2162
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sš n wꜣwꜣt wsr (a)