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
rjj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n mnṯw
Davies and Macadam 345
18th Dyn.
sš; jmj-rꜣ gs-pr n ḥmt-nsw wrt; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n mnṯw m jwnj rjj (w)
rjj
m
jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n mnṯw m jwnj; ḥrj mrt; sš; jmj-rꜣ gs-pr
Davies and Macadam 122
18th Dyn.
sš; jmj-rꜣ gs-pr n ḥmt-nsw wrt; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n mnṯw m jwnj rjj (w)
rjj
m
sš
Berlin P. 23012 + P. 23013 + P. 23014 + P. 23015 + P. 23075
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
rꜥ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n šnwt (n) pr-ꜥꜣ
TT 57
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw rꜥ (w)
rꜥ
m
sš
Leipzig 3159
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
rꜥ-wbn⸗f
m
sš
OIM 1367
Ahmose nb-pḥtj-rꜥ jꜥḥ-ms
Ramesseum (provenance)
rꜥ-ms
m
sš
Torino S. 6225/01
18th Dyn.
Deir el-Medina (provenance)
rꜥ-ms-nfr
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 15
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
rꜥ-nfr
m
sš
LD V, 168 (bottom, Ranefer)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abu Simbel (provenance)
rꜥ-ḥtp
m
sš
København Aad 17
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
rꜥ[...]
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.178
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
rwjw
m
wr n tḥḫtj; sš
Moscow I, 1а 5629
early 18th Dynasty before Amenhotep II
Elephantine (provenance)
rwjw (a)
rf
m
sš
Cairo CG 34074
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
rm
m
sš
Davies and Macadam 489
18th Dyn.
rm
m
sš
Hayes, JNES 10, fig. 20 (92 var. Rm)
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Malqata (provenance)
rn-jqr
m
sš
RILN 73
Amenemhat I sḥtp-jb-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Gebel el-Girgawi (provenance)
rn-snb
m
jmj-rꜣ pr; sš
Cairo CG 20102
early 13th Dyn.
Thebes (origin)
Ilin-Tomich, BiOr 71, 143 (9) (a)
rn-snb
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
rn-snb (a)
rn-snb
m
sš
MMA 68.58
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
rn⸗f-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
Cairo CG 20515
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
MFR (origin)
rn⸗f-snb
m
sš
Brooklyn 37.1345E
late 12th Dyn.
Saqqara (provenance)
rn⸗f-snb
m
sš
Fitzwilliam E.GA.852.1943
not earlier than Amenemhat IV
rnnj
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; šms nb⸗f; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; sš; sš jqr
Elkab tomb 7
Amenhotep I ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Elkab (provenance)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n nḫbt rnnj (a)
rnsjj
m
sš
Jacquet-Gordon, MDAIK 36, 236 (XIX)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Gerf Husein (provenance)
sš rnsjj (w)
rr
m
sš
Saqqara M.2.3.P.18.9
Hatshepsut
Saqqara (provenance)
rḥwj
m
sš
FSN 184
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Abusir Rock (provenance)
rsj
m
sš
FSN 559
18th Dyn.
Tangur (provenance)
rdj-n⸗j-mꜣꜥt
m
sš
Weigall, Travels, pl. VII (5)
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
hꜣw-nfr
m
sš
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ḥꜣ-jšt⸗f
m
sš
Cairo JE 71900
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi el-Hudi (provenance)
ḥꜣw
m
sš
BM EA33287
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
ḥꜣt
m
jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt n(t) ptḥ; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n šwj; sš
Berlin ÄM 24041
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥꜣt-jꜣjj
m
sš
Ramesseum STI.Sa05/pu01 P.1/17
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Ramesseum (provenance)
ḥꜣt-j[ꜣjj]
m
sš
Userkaf dipinto c
18th Dyn.
ḥꜣt-jw-[?]
m
sš
BZ24
18th Dyn.
Wadi Bezeh (provenance)
ḥꜣt-nfr
m
sš
Cairo CG 34119
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš n mšꜥ; sš
BM EA24389
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥꜣtj
m
sš
Torino Cat. 1644
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš
Cairo CG 34099
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (origin)
sš ḥꜣtj (a)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš
Cairo CG 34101
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (origin)
sš ḥꜣtj (a)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš
BR06
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš
Boston 1972.651
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥꜣtj
m
ḥsjj n jst-jrt; sš
Cairo CG 70039
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
sš ḥꜣtj (w)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt
Leiden AAL 4a
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Saqqara (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt ḥꜣtj (a)
ḥꜣtj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt
Leiden AAL 4b
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Saqqara (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt ḥꜣtj (a)
ḥꜣtjw
m
sš
RILN A20
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Barramiya (provenance)
ḥjj
m
ḥrj sštꜣ m hn jnpw; wr mꜣw n pr-nfr; sš; ḫtmw-nṯr; sm m pr-nfr
TT 295
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Khokha (provenance)
ḥjj
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 B recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
ḥjj
m
[...] n sꜣ-nsw; sš
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ḥjj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr-wr m mn-nfr
Torino Cat. 2516
Amenhotep III - IV
jmj-rꜣ pr wr m mn-nfr jmn-ḥtp/ḥjj (a)