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
TT 60 grafitto Ragazzoli N7
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Ragazzoli W3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 35
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
TT 82
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
Berlin P. 11297
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]
m
sš; [...]
Cairo JE 72267
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Giza (provenance)
[...]
m
sš
Ayn Soukhna 34-35
18th Dyn.
Ain el-Sukhna (provenance)
[...]-m-ḥtp
m
sš [?]
Esna 68E
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Esna (provenance)
[...]-ms
m
sš
Cairo CG 58072
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
[...]-ḥꜣt
m
sš
Bologna EG 1912
18th Dyn.
[...]-ḥtp
m
sš
ST06
18th Dyn.
Wadi Sha'it (provenance)
[...]-snb
m
sš [...]
Cairo JE 91253
late 12th Dyn.
NUELE (origin)
[...]ꜣjw
m
sš
Wien ÄS 3900
Ahmose - Amenhotep I
[...]j
m
sš
P. Ramesseum 3, verso
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Ramesseum (provenance)
[...]jj
m
sš; ḥsb (n) t (n) šmꜥw tꜣ-mḥw
TT 350
Thutmose IV mn-ḫprw-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]pꜣw
m
sš [...]
de Morgan, Cat. I, 40 (176)
mid-12th Dyn. - 13th Dyn.
Aswan (provenance)
[...]pr[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 4
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[...]r
m
sš
MMA Eg. Exp. 27056.43
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
[...]rꜣ-sḥwj
m
sš
MMA 32.1.153
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Lisht (provenance)
[...]rt
m
sš [...]
UC 32137 C
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
[...]kꜣ
m
sš; [...]
Cairo JE 48140
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Amara (provenance)
ꜣ[...]
m
sš
Saqqara M.2.3.P.18.9
Hatshepsut
Saqqara (provenance)
ꜣ[...]sn[...]
m
sš
TT 249
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
[?]ꜣḥw (?)
m
sš
Berlin P. Fr. 8
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
ꜣsjj
m
sš
BZ28
18th Dyn.
Wadi Bezeh (provenance)
[?]j
m
sš
BM EA228
mid- to late 12th Dyn.
j-mnṯw
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
j[...]
m
sš
TT A5
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
j[...]
m
sš
BM EA51846
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
j[...]
m
sš
Akasha 21-S-29 Face C, 2
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Akasha (provenance)
j[...]
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 28
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jj
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 62 C
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
jj-jb
m
sš
UC 32055
late 12th - 13th Dyn.
Lahun (provenance)
jj-m-ḥtp
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 63
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš jj-m-ḥtp (a)
jj-[m-ḥtp]
m
sš
Hayes, Ostraka, no. 64
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš jj-m-ḥtp (a)
jj-n⸗j-stẖ
m
sš
Seal Collector 9a
14th-15th Dyn.
jj-nfr
m
sš
Vernus, RdE 33, 89-124 vs
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (installation_place)
jj-nfr
m
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr; sš
DN05
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Wadi Dungash (provenance)
jdnw n sꜣ-nsw; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr sn(⸗j)-nfr (a)
jj-ṯbw (?)
m
sš
Hammamat G 62
Senusret I ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
jj[...]
m
sš
Cairo CG 34137
18th Dyn.
Abydos (provenance)
jjj
m
sš
Cairo CG 20296
Senusret III ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ s-n-wsrt
NUELE (origin)
jjj
m
sš
MMA Eg.Exp.CN 33
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jꜥḥ-ms
m
sš
Cambridge Z 43846
SIP
Thebes (origin)
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
sš
Khartoum 93
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Buhen (provenance)
ḥꜣtj-ꜥ n šꜣꜥt; sš 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)