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
mnṯw-ḥtp
m
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš
Weigall, Report, 68, pl. XXVII (8)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Kalabsha (provenance)
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš mn(ṯw)-ḥtp (a)
mn(ṯw)-ḥtp
m
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš
Weigall, Report, 127, pl. LXVII (4)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abu Simbel (provenance)
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš mn(ṯw)-ḥtp (a)
mnṯw-ḥtp
m
sš
Userkaf dipinto A
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Abusir (provenance)
mnṯwjj
m
sš
Cairo JE 27823
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
mr-sw-rꜥ
m
sš
TT 62
Amenhotep II - III
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
mr-sw-rꜥ
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt
Leiden AAL 4a
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Saqqara (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt mr-sw-rꜥ (a)
mr-sw-rꜥ
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt
Leiden AAL 4b
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Saqqara (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt mr-sw-rꜥ (a)
mrjj
m
sš
Hammamat M 11
11th Dyn.
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
mrjj
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 221
18th Dyn.
mrjj
m
ḥrj bnjw [?]; sš
Cairo CG 34120
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
mrjj
m
sš; sš nsw; ẖrj-ḥb n jmn; wꜥb n jmn
Marseille 234
Thutmose III - Amenhotep II
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ẖrj-ḥb n jmn; wꜥb n jmn mrjj (a)
mrjj
m
sš
Leclant, BSFE 42, 9 (Mery)
18th Dyn.
Tumas (provenance)
sš mrjj (w)
mr(jj)-jpt
m
sš; ḥsb n ḥtpw-nṯr n nṯrw-nbw
Piotrovski, Vadi Allaki, no. 38
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Allaqi (provenance)
mrjj-jmn
m
sš
FSN 92a-b
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abusir Rock (provenance)
mrjj-ptḥ
m
sš
Bologna EG 1905
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mr(jj)-mꜣꜥt
m
sš
MMA 01.4.160
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
mrjj-mꜣꜥt
m
sš; ḫtmw-nṯr n jmn; ꜥq ḥr sš[tꜣ] m jpt-swt
Deir el-Bahri grotto E.2.10
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
ḥm-nṯr 2.nw n jmn mrjj-mꜣꜥt (a)
mrjj-mnṯw
m
sš
TT C6
Thutmose IV - Amenhotep III
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
mrjj-ms
m
sš
LD Text V, 114 (α)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Ellesiya (provenance)
mrjj-ms
m
sꜣ-nsw; sš; ṯꜣjj ḫw [ḥr wnmj] n nsw
Wien ÄS 36
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
mrjj-ms (a)
mr(jj)-n-ptḥ
m
sš
FSN 622
18th Dyn.
Uronarti (provenance)
mrjj-rꜥ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) nbw
KRP18, no. 13-15
18th Dyn.
Kashm El-Bab (provenance)
mrjj-rꜥ
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ kꜣt n rꜥ-n-ḥqꜣw
SEH 267
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sehel (provenance)
mrjj-rꜥ
m
sš
Bibliothèque Nationale 769 bis
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mrjj-ḥr
m
sš
München ÄS 52
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mrjj[...]
m
sš
Soleb T 25 p3
not earlier than Amenhotep III
Soleb (provenance)
sš mrjj (w)
mrjjw
m
sš
BM EA47941
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš mrjjw (a)
mrjjw
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.220
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš mrjjw (a)
mrjjw
m
sš
Cairo CG 34080
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
mrw
m
sš
RILN A29
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
mrr
m
sš
Sinai 526
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Rod el-Air (provenance)
mḥ
m
sš; sš n nbw (n nb) tꜣwj
RILN A17
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
mḥ
m
sš
Piotrovski, Vadi Allaki, no. 74
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Wadi el-Allaqi (provenance)
mḥ
m
sš
Torino Cat. 1639
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mḥ
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 A recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
mḥ
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.84
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
mḥ
m
sš
Hermitage 1068
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
mḥjj
m
sš
Lausanne 3376
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
ms
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ms
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ms
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 30
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ms
m
sš
Petrie, Season, no. 439
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ms-m-nṯr
m
jmj-st-ꜥ n jmn; jmj-st-ꜥ tpj n jmn; sš
Louvre SN 1
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Thebes (provenance)
ms/mj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
Cairo JE 27080
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ms/ddw-šꜣw
m
jmj-rꜣ pr n ṯꜣtj; sš
The World of Funerary Cones 626/A.15
18th Dyn.
msjj
m
sš
TT 74 5/7
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
msw
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 397
18th Dyn.
msḥ-mr
m
sš
Cairo CG 20025
Amenemhat II nbw-kꜣw-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Abydos (provenance)
mṯw
m
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj; sš; ḥsb n ꜣḥwt n(t) jmn
Cleveland 1920.2004
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nꜣnꜣ
m
sš
FSN 551
18th Dyn.
Sahaba (provenance)