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
nb(⸗j)-wsr
m
sš; ḥsb [...]
Davies and Macadam 589
18th Dyn.
nb⸗j-m-pt
m
sš n [...]
Roeder, Debod, 182 (§450 VIII), pl. 119f
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Gebinne (provenance)
nb(⸗j)-ms
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 17
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
BM EA 1368
18th Dyn.
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
TT 78
Thutmose IV - Amenhotep III
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TAS2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
[nb⸗j]-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TAS6
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TN11
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TW4
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TW13
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
nb(⸗j)-nfr
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TW29
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asyut (provenance)
sš nb⸗j-nfr (Asyut) (a)
nb⸗j-nḫt
m
wꜥb (n) sḫmt; ḥm-nṯr n ḥrj-š⸗f; sš; jmj-rꜣ jḥw
Cairo JE 46993
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sedment (provenance)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
FSN 71
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš nb⸗snjj (w)
nb⸗snjj
m
jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt n jmn; sš; ḥsb (n) ḫt nb(t) n(t) šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw; [...] ꜥḥwtjw n jmn
Davies and Macadam 435
18th Dyn.
nb⸗snjj
m
sš; mḥ-jb n ḥm-nṯr 2⸗nw [n jmn]
TT 75
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr
TT 75
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
Louvre E 3226
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
nb⸗snjj
m
sš; sš spẖrw; sš spẖrw m rꜣw-prw šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw; sš spẖrw m ḥwt ptḥ; sš spẖrw m pr ptḥ; sš spẖrw n pr ptḥ; sš spẖrw m ḥwt bjtj; sš qdwt; sš qdwt n pr ptḥ; sš qdwt n ḥwt nbw
BM EA9900
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
München ÄS 38
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Abydos (provenance)
sš n pr-ḥḏ nb⸗snjj (w)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
MMA 19.3.25
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asasif (provenance)
sš nb⸗snjj (w)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
FSN 63
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš nb⸗snjj (w)
nb⸗snjj
m
jmj-rꜣ gs-pr n ḥmt-nṯr; sš
Sotheby’s New York, 14.12.1993, no. 163
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nb⸗snjj
m
sš n ṯꜣtj; sš
Bristol H 509
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
Hierakonpolis Desert Cleft no. 11
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Hierakonpolis (provenance)
nb⸗snjj
m
sš
Bibliothèque Nationale 767
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nb⸗snjj/nb⸗sn
m
wꜥb; sš
Cairo CG 61016
Thutmose I - Thutmose III
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
nb⸗snjj/ṯꜣjj
m
sš
Leipzig 3159
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nb[...]
m
sš
Sinai 232
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Serabit el-Khadim (provenance)
nb[...]
m
sš
Berlin P. 10617
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
nb[...]
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.19
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
nb[...]
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TN36
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
nbjj
m
sš
Louvre E 25357
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Thebes (provenance)
nbjj
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 B recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
nbw-kꜣw-rꜥ
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 1184
mid-12th Dyn. - 13th Dyn.
Saqqara (provenance)
nfr
m
[wꜥb]; sš; swnw
Edwards, JEA 51, pl. XI (2)
18th Dyn.
nfr-[...]
m
sš
MW06
18th Dyn.
Wadi Abu Muawad (provenance)
nfr-[...]
m
sš
Saqqara M.2.3.P.18.16
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nfr-jt
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TAS3
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
sš nfr-jt (Asyut) (a)
nfr-jt
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TAS5
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
sš nfr-jt (Asyut) (a)
nfr-jt
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TS1
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
sš nfr-jt (Asyut) (a)
nfr-m-ḥb
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 363
18th Dyn.
nfr-rnpt
m
sš
Hagen, Ostraca from the temple T3.A40
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
nfr-rnpt
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw (n) j[m]n m šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw
TT 147
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
wꜥb n jmn; ḥsb n jḥw n jmn nfr-rnpt (a)
nfr-rnpt
m
sš; ḥsb (n) ꜣḥwt n(t) jmn
Philadelphia E13645
18th Dyn.
Mit Rahina (provenance)
nfr-rnpt
m
sš; ḥsb (n) [?] n jmn
Bibliothèque Nationale 851 bis
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
nfr-rnpt
m
jrj bnjt; jrj-bnjt n ḥwt nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ; jrj-bnjt(jw) m ḥwt skr; jrj-bnjt(jw) n ḥwt jmn-rꜥ (?); sš [n] prwj [ꜥꜣ]; sš; wꜥb [...]
TT 249
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jrj bnjt nfr-rnpt (a)
nfr-ḥb⸗f
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt
TT A22
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
nfr-ḥb⸗f
m
sš
TT 38
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Khokha (provenance)
nfr-ḥb⸗f
m
sš
TT 38
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Khokha (provenance)
nfr-ḥb⸗f
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.116
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš nfr-ḥb⸗f (a)