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
ḏsr-kꜣ/ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ-snb/ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n [jmn]; ḥsb (n) jt m šnwt (nt) ḥtpw-nṯr [n jmn]; ḥsb (n) jt; jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥm-nṯr 2⸗nw n jmn; wꜥ jqr; jmj-rꜣ mnꜥ
TT 38
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Khokha (provenance)
ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ-snb/ḏsr-kꜣ (w)
ḏsr-kꜣ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
PM I, 795 ḏsr-kꜣ
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ-snb/ḏsr-kꜣ (a)
ḏsr-kꜣ
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt n jmn
Davies and Macadam 559
18th Dyn.
ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ-snb/ḏsr-kꜣ (w)
ḏsr-kꜣ
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 97
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏsr-kꜣ
m
sš
Yale University Art Gallery 1937.137
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ-snb/ḏsr-kꜣ (a)
ḏḥwtj-ttj
m
sš
O. Cairo DeB no. 482
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp/pꜣ-jtsj
m
wr; sꜣ wr; sš; ḫrp qn n nbt tꜣwj; wr n tḥḫt
Dibeira tomb of Djehutyhotep
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Dibeira East (provenance)
sš nsw pꜣ-jtsj/ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš [?]
Hatnub graffito 9
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Hatnub (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
Morgan, Cat. de mon. 128 (4)
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Aswan (provenance)
sš nsw pꜣ-jtsj/ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
Dibeira West Q 10:83
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Dibeira West (provenance)
sš nsw pꜣ-jtsj/ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; sš; ḥsb (n) nbw (?)
Cairo JE 39502
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Elephantine (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; sš
SEH 311
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš; ḥsb n ntt nbt n ꜥ rsj
SEH 312
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sehel (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
FSN 62
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abusir Rock (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
FSN 73
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n ꜣbw; sš; ḥsb (n) nbw
de Bruyn, JEA 42, 121
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
el-Abraq (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš; ḥsb (n) nbw
KRP18, no. 5
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Kashm El-Bab (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ẖnmw sṯt ꜥnqt ḏḥwtj-ḥtp (a)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
BM EA30640
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Saqqara (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ḥtp
m
sš
Kraków MNK XI A-31
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏḥwtj-rꜥ
m
sš
SL01
18th Dyn.
Wadi Shalul (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-nḫt-ꜥnḫ
m
sš; sš (n) smꜣjjt; ẖrj-ḥb
Hatnub graffito 12-12a
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Hatnub (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw ꜣpdw (n) [jmn]
Louvre A 55
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Thebes (provenance)
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn
Davies and Macadam 14
18th Dyn.
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw ꜣpdw; ḥsb n ꜣpdw m pr-jmn
Torino Cat. 1638
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw ꜣpdw n jmn; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn; ḥsb (n) jḥw
Torino Cat. 1639
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw ꜣpdw n jmn
Davies and Macadam 397
18th Dyn.
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ sḫtjw; mḥ jb n nb tꜣwj
Berlin P. 3132
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
sš; ḥsb n jḥw [...]
Gandur EG-196
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw
m
jmj-rꜣ sḫtjw; jmj-rꜣ sḫtjw n nb tꜣwj; sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw ꜣpdw n jmn
TT A6
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (a)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt
Elkab tomb 3
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Elkab (provenance)
ḥsb n jt ḏḥwtj-nfr (w)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt m šnwt ḥtpw-nṯr (n) jmn; ḥrj mrt n jmn
TT 317
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥsb n jt ḏḥwtj-nfr (w)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš
FSN 602
18th Dyn.
Dal (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš
TT 90
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n nsw; jmj-rꜣ sḫtjw; jmj-rꜣ [...]
Davies and Macadam 241
18th Dyn.
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (w)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
sš
Philadelphia 29-87-405
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-nfr
m
rḫ-nsw; jmj-rꜣ ꜥbw wḥmw šwt nšmwt; sš (n) pr-ḥḏ; ḥsb (n) bꜣkt tꜣwj ḫrpt šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw; ḥsb (n) bꜣkt tꜣwj; sš nsw; sš
Torino Cat. 1456
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Thebes (provenance)
ḥsb n jḥw ꜣpdw m pr jmn ḏḥwtj-nfr/sšw (r)
ḏḥwtj-ms/tjj
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 130
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms/msjj
m
sš
Wien ÄS 128
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏḥwtj-ms/pꜣ-ꜣbjj
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ pr-wr n ḥmt-nsw; sš (n) ḏꜣ[ḏꜣt] [...]; sš
TT -159-
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
Cairo CG 47923
17th - early 18th Dyn.
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
BM EA16007
17th - early 18th Dyn.
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
Rock inscription of Djehutymes
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Hierakonpolis (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
TT 74 5/7
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
MMA 26.7.309
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asasif (provenance)
sš ḏḥwtj-ms (w)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
wꜥb; sš
de Morgan, Cat. I, 128 (30)
18th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
FSN 3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Serra (provenance)
sš ḏḥwtj-ms (w)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
FSN 66
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš ḏḥwtj-ms (w)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr; jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ n jmn
Bruxelles E.4067
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ pr; sšmw ḥb n jmn; jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ n jmn ḏḥwtj-ms (w)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
jmj-rꜣ pr; sš
TT 82
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)