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
[?]
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[?]
m
sš
Berlin P. 11262
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš; sḥḏ (n) ḥmw-nṯr
Dahshur Exc. no. 56
mid-12th Dyn. - 13th Dyn.
[...]
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw (n) jmn
Antwerpen AV.1879.1.283
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
(...)
m
sš; ḥrj-tp (n) ḥwt (nt) jmn
Davies and Macadam 547
18th Dyn.
[...]
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 B recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
[...]
m
sš (n) pr [...]
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
[...]
m
sš
Brooklyn 52.72
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš
Cairo JE 95575 + JE 95693 vs
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš; [?] n jmn; [...] mšꜥ
Atlanta 2004.22.1 (3, 8b, 8c, 19a, 17b, 17c, 17d, 25, 28, 30, 31a, 31c, 33b, 37, 40, 49, 51a, 51d, 53a, 54, 56e, 58a, 61, 63a, 63b, 64a, 65, 66, 67, 70, 73a, 73b, 80d, 81b, 81c, 87b, 89, 90,
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
(...)
m
sš
Berlin P. 10621
Thutmose III - Amenhotep II
[...]
m
sš
Berlin P. 11255
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
(...)
m
sš
Leipzig ÄMUL 1913
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš
Torino Cat. 3460 + CG 19010
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš
Cairo TN 27.4.22.9
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]-ms
m
sš
Cairo CG 58072
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]-ḥꜣt
m
sš
Bologna EG 1912
18th Dyn.
[...]ꜣjw
m
sš
Wien ÄS 3900
Ahmose - Amenhotep I
[?]j
m
sš
BM EA228
mid- to late 12th Dyn.
jj-n⸗j-stẖ
m
sš
Seal Collector 9a
14th-15th Dyn.
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
BM EA1314
SIP
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
P. Rhind
14th-15th Dyn.
jꜥḥ-ms
m
jmj-rꜣ kꜣt; sš
BM EA5337
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; sš n spꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (w); jdnw n jmj-rꜣ-kꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (w)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
BM EA10102
Hatshepsut
jdnw n jmj-rꜣ-kꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n šꜣꜥt; sš
Bologna EG 1823
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n šꜣꜥt; sš jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš (n) spꜣt; sš
Firenze 6387
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš; ḥsb (n) nbw m tꜣ tjjt; jmj-rꜣ kꜣt n jmn
København 1019
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
jmj-rꜣ ẖrt nsw; sš
BM EA9968
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
München
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n jmn; [...] n njwt rsjt; [...] n jpt swt; sš (n) spꜣt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; sš
BM EA73669
Hatshepsut
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; sš n spꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Louvre E 3230 A
Hatshepsut
jdnw n jmj-rꜣ-kꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
BM EA10103
Hatshepsut
jdnw n jmj-rꜣ-kꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
BM EA10107
Hatshepsut
jdnw n jmj-rꜣ-kꜣt jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
UC 14568
18th Dyn.
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Bruxelles E.2162
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Wien ÄS 10063
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Havana 94-29
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ṯꜣtj jꜥḥ-ms/ꜥꜣ-mṯw (a)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Odessa 52944
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
BM EA2606
SIP or early 18th Dyn.
jwjj
m
sš
TT 63 large visitor's text
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
jwn-nꜣ
m
sš
Liverpool WM 1973.2.597
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jwnjj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw
Bruxelles E.5285
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jb(⸗j)-r⸗f
m
sš
Ny Carlsberg ÆIN 1025
mid-12th Dyn.
jbjj/jmn-m-ḥꜣt
m
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj; sš nsw; sš
MMA 66.99.21
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ šnwtj jbj/jmn-m-ḥꜣt (a)
jbb
m
sš
Christie’s New York, 05.06.2014, no. 3
13th - 17th Dyn.
jpj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ pr wr m mn-nfr
Torino Cat. 2516
Amenhotep III - IV
sš nsw; jmj-rꜣ pr wr jpj (a)
jpj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nt nb-tꜣwj
Blackman, JEA 4, 42, pl. XI (5)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nt nb tꜣwj jpj (a)
jpj/pjj
m
sš
Firenze 4545
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV