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
jpj
m
sš
Saad, ASAE 43, 450-451, pl. XXXV
FIP - 11th Dyn.
Saqqara (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Norwich Castle 1921.37.1
FIP - 11th Dyn.
el-Salmiya (provenance)
wḫ/ꜥbjj
m
ẖrj-tp nsw; sḥḏ (n) ḥmw-nṯr; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Kamal, ASAE 13, 176 (middle)
FIP - 11th Dyn.
Meir (provenance)
špss-ptḥ/jmpjj
m
smr-wꜥtj; ẖrj-ḥb; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Kamal, ASAE 13, 175 (špss-ptḥ)
FIP - Senusret I
Meir (provenance)
gm⸗n⸗j-wsr
m
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš
Berlin ÄM 13101 + ÄM 13102
FIP - Senusret I
Saqqara (provenance)
ẖrj-tp nsw; sš gm.n⸗j-wsr (a)
[?]-ẖtjj
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 58 E
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
jj
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 62 C
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 28 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ꜥb-jḥw
m
sš
Louvre C 15
11th Dyn.
Abydos (provenance)
wꜣḥ
m
ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Petrie, Season, no. 546-547
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
wꜣḥ
m
rḫ-nsw; ḫtmw-nṯr; sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 80 A
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
mrjj
m
sš
Hammamat M 11
11th Dyn.
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
nfrj(j)
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 32 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
nḫt
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 34 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ḥnjjw
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 78 E
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ḥr(j)
m
sš; ẖrj-ḥb wr
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 15 B
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
tḫ
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 60 C
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ṯꜣw
m
sꜣb; sš; ẖrj-ḥb n ḫft-ḥr
Hammamat G 74
11th Dyn.
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
[...]
m
sš [...]
Deir el-Bahri tomb E/TT 308 (Naville 10)
Mentuhotep II nb-ḥpt-rꜥ mnṯw-ḥtp
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jrtj⸗sn
m
sš; qstj
Louvre C 14
Mentuhotep II nb-ḥpt-rꜥ mnṯw-ḥtp
Abydos (provenance)
jqr
m
sš
Cairo JE 47267
Mentuhotep II nb-ḥpt-rꜥ mnṯw-ḥtp
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
nḫtj
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; sꜣb; sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜥb nb n tꜣ-wr; jmj-rꜣ jḥw
Chatsworth 720/12
Late 11th Dyn.
Abydos (installation_place)
sbk-nḫt
m
sꜣb; jmj-rꜣ sš n ḫft-ḥr; sꜣb; rꜣ-nḫn; smsw hꜣjjt; sš
Hammamat G 52
Mentuhotep IV nb-tꜣwj-rꜥ mnṯw-ḥtp
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
ẖtjj
m
sš
MMA 22.3.520
late 11th Dyn. - Amenemhat I
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
Beni Hasan tomb 15
late 11th Dyn. - Senusret I
Beni Hasan (provenance)
jn-jtj⸗f
m
sš
Cairo CG 20451
late 11th Dyn. - Senusret I
Abydos (provenance)
ḫwjj-sbk
m
sš
Masry, Memnonia 17, no. 1.1
late 11th Dyn. - Senusret I
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḫnw
m
ẖrj-ḥb smsw jmj rnpt; sš
Quibell, Saqqara 1906-1907, 17 (club 1)
late 11th Dyn. - Senusret I
Saqqara (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥwt-nṯr ḫnw (a)
wjḥj
m
sš
Wenig, FuB 10 71-94
early Middle Kingdom
Kom Ombo (provenance)
wḥꜣ
m
sš
Wenig, FuB 10 71-94
early Middle Kingdom
Kom Ombo (provenance)
ttj
m
sš
Ramesseum tomb of Sehetepibra
11th - 12th Dyn.
Ramesseum (provenance)
rn-jqr
m
sš
RILN 73
Amenemhat I sḥtp-jb-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Gebel el-Girgawi (provenance)
ḫnms
m
sš
Cairo CG 20579
early 12th Dyn.
Abydos (provenance)
(...)
m
sš
Hammamat G 61
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
jj-ṯbw (?)
m
sš
Hammamat G 62
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
jbj/jbw
m
sš
P. Reisner III
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
jn-ḥrt-ꜥnḫ
m
(jmj-rꜣ) ṯst; sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
(jmj-rꜣ) ṯst; sš jn-ḥrt-ꜥnḫ (a)
jkkj(j)
m
sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
jkkj(j)
m
sš
P. Reisner II
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
mnṯ[w-ḥtp]
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; sš
Cairo CG 42044
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Karnak (provenance)
PD 262 (a)
mnṯw-ḥtp
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḫtmw-bjtj; sš; ḫrp m ḥwt-nṯr nt jmn m jpt-swt; jmj-rꜣ prwj-ḥḏ; jmj-rꜣ prwj-nbw; jmj-rꜣ ḫtmt
Luxor J. 37
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
PD 262 (a)
nfr-ḫꜥw
m
sš
P. Reisner III
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
rn⸗f-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
Cairo CG 20515
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
MFR (origin)
ḥꜣ-jšt⸗f
m
sš
Cairo JE 71900
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi el-Hudi (provenance)
ḥpw
m
sš
P. Reisner IV
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš ḥpw (a)
ḥpw/ḥpj(j)
m
sš
P. Reisner II
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
sš ḥpw (a)
ḥḏnnw
m
sš
P. Reisner I
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
ḥḏnnw
m
sš
P. Reisner II
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Naga ed-Deir (provenance)
ḫw-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
Beni Hasan tomb 2
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Beni Hasan (provenance)
ḫm⸗n⸗sn
m
sš
Qubbet el-Hawa tomb 36
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Qubbet el-Hawa (provenance)