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
ḥjj
m
sš
Bruxelles E.5285
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš
TT 108
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Khokha (provenance)
ḥjj
m
sš
Napoli 1036
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš
Hayes, JNES 10, fig. 11 (148)
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Malqata (provenance)
ḥjj
m
sš
München Gl. WAF 18
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš
Leiden CI.328
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n pr ptḥ
Louvre E 3515
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš
Barcelona E-711
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥjj
m
sš
SEH 289
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
ḥjjꜣ
m
sš
Hermitage 5598
Thutmose IV - Amenhotep III
ḥwt-ḥr-m-wjꜣ/sꜣ-tꜣ-jꜣmw
m
ẖrj-ḥb; sš; ẖrj-ḥb 2⸗nw n ḥr bḥdtj; ḥm-kꜣ n nb-pḥtj-rꜥ; ḥm-kꜣ n twt n ḥḥ n ḥm nsw-bjtj nb-pḥtj-rꜥ
Hagr Edfu Tomb 1
Amenhotep I ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Edfu (provenance)
ḥwt[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 17
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥwtj
m
sš
BM EA33287
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
ḥb (?)
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥbjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn ḫt spꜣwt šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw
Davies and Macadam 15
Thutmose IV - Amenhotep III
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn m spꜣwt jmjw tꜣ-mḥw ḥbjj (w)
ḥbjj
m
jmj-rꜣ jḥw n jmn; jmj-rꜣ jḥw n jmn m ꜥ mḥtjt; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn m spꜣwt jmjw tꜣ-mḥw; sš
TT 55
Amenhotep III - IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn m spꜣwt jmjw tꜣ-mḥw ḥbjj (a)
ḥp
m
sš
de Morgan, Cat. I, 35 (104)
12th - 13th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
ḥpw
m
sš
P. Reisner IV
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš ḥpw (a)
ḥpw
m
sš; sš n jmj-rꜣ šnwtj
Louvre E 3226
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ḥp[w]
m
sš
Temple of Amenhotep, son of Hepu
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Thebes (provenance)
ḥpw (a)
ḥpw
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 23001.67
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
ḥpw/ḥpj(j)
m
sš
P. Reisner II
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš ḥpw (a)
ḥpw qꜣ
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥpw qꜣ (a)
ḥmjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn
MMA 25.184.3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥmšw
m
jmj-rꜣ pr; sš
Gebel es-Silsilah shrine 17
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Gebel el-Silsila (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ pr; sš ḥmšw (a)
ḥmšw
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nbt
Firenze 1802
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥmṯ
m
sš
Firenze 2510
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥnjjw
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 78 E
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ḥr-jꜥ⸗f-jb⸗j
m
sš
Galán, Memnonia 19, no. 10
early 18th Dyn.
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥr-m-ꜣḫt
m
sš
Louvre C 47
Amenhotep I ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
ḥr-m-ḥb
m
sš
FSN 617
18th Dyn.
Dorintawwo (provenance)
ḥr-m-ḥb (?)
m
sš [...]
Cairo CG 20087
early 13th Dyn. up to Neferhotep I
MFR (origin)
ḥr-m-ḥb
m
sš
Louvre C 54
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Abydos (provenance)
ḥr-m-ḥb
m
sš
München ÄS 52
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥr-mnj
m
sš; ẖrj-ḥb
Elkab tomb 66 (10)
Nebirirau swꜣḏ-n-rꜥ nb-jrj-r-ꜣw
Elkab (provenance)
Ḥr-mnj/Elkab (a)
ḥr-mnj
m
sš [...]
Friedman, The Followers of Horus, 103 fig. 6
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Hierakonpolis (provenance)
ḥr-mnj
m
sš; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n nḫn
Firenze 2549
Thutmose I ꜥꜣ-ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (origin)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n nḫn ḥr-mnj (a)
ḥr-ms
m
sš
SEH 281
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
ḥr-nfr
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst nt ṯḥnw
Louvre E 3072
18th Dyn.
ḥr-ḥtp
m
sš
Leclant, BSFE 42, 9 (Horhotep)
18th Dyn.
Tumas (provenance)
ḥr[...]
m
sš
Graffiti de la montagne thébaine 1805
18th Dyn.
ḥr[...]
m
sš
Davies, Sudan & Nubia, 22, 50-51 (5)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Tumbos (provenance)
ḥr(j)
m
sš
Leiden V. D. L. 2
13th dyn.
ḥrj
m
sꜣb; rꜣ-nḫn; sš
LD VI 23 (9)
Sobekemsaf II sḫm-rꜥ wꜣḏ-ḫꜥw sbk-m-sꜣ⸗f
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
ḥr(j)
m
sš; ẖrj-ḥb wr
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 15 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ḥrj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
Corteggiani, FsLeclant, 45-63 fig. 1-6
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥrj
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥrj (a)
ḥrj
m
sš; wbꜣw; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n ḥmt-nsw mwt-nsw
TT 12
early 18th Dyn.
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥrj
m
sš
Firth, Archaeological Survey of Nubia 1910-1911, pl. 12 (a 1)
18th Dyn.
Mediq (provenance)
ḥr(j)
m
sš
FSN 593
18th Dyn.
Sonki (provenance)