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
pꜣ-rjj
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 576
18th Dyn.
sš ḏḥwtj-ms/pꜣ-rjj (a)
pꜣ-rhnj
m
sš
Deir el-Bahri grotto P.2.12
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥjj
m
sš
RILN A23
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥjj
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 B recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
pꜣ-ḥmjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw
UC 16051
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Meidum (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥrj
m
sš
Klemm, Eichler, MDAIK 54 no. 18
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Wadi Dungash (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥrj
m
sš qdwt n jmn; [mḥ-jb] n jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt; sš; ḥsb (n) jt; ḥsb (n) jt n [ꜥ] rsj; ḫrp kꜣt m js pn
Elkab tomb 5
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (provenance)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n nḫb pꜣ-ḥrj (a)
pꜣ-ḥrj
m
sš qdwt n jmn; sš
Elkab tomb 5
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥrj
m
sš jqr; jmj-rꜣ [?]
Elkab tomb 3
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (provenance)
pꜣ-ḥrj
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n nḫb; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n jwnjjt; sš; ḥsb (n) jt; jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt nw ꜥ rsj; mnꜥj n sꜣ-nsw; ḥsb (n) jt; ḫrp rsj-tp; mḥ-jb n jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt m tꜣ ḫntjjt; sš jqr; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n nḫbt; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr
Elkab tomb 3
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (provenance)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n nḫb pꜣ-ḥrj (a)
pꜣ-ẖrd
m
sš
MMA 25.184.3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
pꜣ-sꜣ-nsw/pꜣ-rn⸗j-nfr
m
sš; wꜥb; sš qdwt
TT 181
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Khokha (provenance)
pꜣ-swj-swj
m
sš; ḥrj fꜣjj
Louvre E 20344
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
pꜣ-sr
m
sš
FSN 70
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš pꜣ-sr (w)
pꜣ-sr
m
sš
BM EA66587
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
pꜣ-sr
m
sš
Louvre C 80
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Memphis (origin)
pꜣ-sr
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 10186
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
pꜣ-sr
m
sš
SEH 279
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
pꜣ-šrj
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TN31
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš pꜣ-šrj (a)
pꜣ-šrj
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TW2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš pꜣ-šrj (a)
pꜣ-šd-ḫnsw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n pr jmn
Cairo JE 2213
18th Dyn.
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
pꜣ-ṯwj
m
sš
Arkell, JEA 36, 31 (Gebel Shēkh Suliman 22)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abd el-Qadir (provenance)
pꜣ[...]
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. CO 2
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
pꜣjj
m
sš n st ꜥꜣt; sš
Louvre N 3023
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
pꜣjj-jmn
m
sš
Hagen, Ostraca from the temple T3.A37
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
pjꜣjj
m
sš
Manchester 5050
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Memphis (provenance)
pwjꜣ
m
sꜣb; sš
TT 39
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Asasif (provenance)
sꜣb; sš pwjꜣ (a)
pwjr
m
sš
Firth, Archaeological Survey of Nubia 1910-1911, pl. 12 (a 2)
18th Dyn.
Mediq (provenance)
psšw
m
sš n [...] wr
MMA 20.1.16
12th Dyn.
Lisht (provenance)
ptḥ-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
Dahshur column 140
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dahshur (provenance)
ptḥ-mjj
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 10186
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ptḥ-mjj
m
sš
Firenze 2120
18th Dyn.
sš ptḥ-mjj (a)
ptḥ-mjj
m
sš
Firenze 4490
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sš ptḥ-mjj (a)
ptḥ-mjj
m
sš
Firenze 4496
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
sš ptḥ-mjj (a)
ptḥ-ms
m
sš
Bruxelles E.5285
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mꜣꜣ⸗n⸗j-jmn
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt
Hermitage 741
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mꜣj
m
sš
MW08
18th Dyn.
Wadi Abu Muawad (provenance)
mꜣj-wꜣst
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt n(t) jmn
Davies and Macadam 530
18th Dyn.
mꜣꜥtj
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 503
18th Dyn.
mjj
m
sš
BM EA41227
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš mjj (w)
mjj
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.116
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš mjj (a)
mjj
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.209
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš mjj (a)
mjj
m
sš
Petrie, Medum, pl. XXXVI (XVII)
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Meidum (provenance)
mjj
m
sš
Ashmolean AN1964.300
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mjjꜣ
m
sš
Meidum, Gunn no. 28
18th Dyn.
Meidum (provenance)
mjjꜣ
m
sš
Meidum, Gunn no. 29
18th Dyn.
Meidum (provenance)
mjjꜣ
m
sš
Meidum, Gunn no. 32
18th Dyn.
Meidum (provenance)
mꜥjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
Wadi el-Hôl 1
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Wadi el-Hôl (provenance)
mꜥjj
m
sš; sš n jmj-rꜣ šnwtj
Louvre E 3226
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
mn
m
sš
Wadi el-Hudi 55, 56A
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Wadi el-Hudi (provenance)