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
krm/grg-wꜣst
m
sš; jrj-ꜥꜣ n ḥwt-ḥr n ḥnkt-ꜥnḫ
Fitzwilliam E.21.1887
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ksnn
m
sš
Zagreb 494
18th Dyn.
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)
t
m
sš
Louvre C 109
SIP or early 18th Dyn.
tꜣ
m
sš
München ÄS 37
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
tꜣ
m
sš
Leahy, Malkata Inscriptions, no. 118
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Malqata (provenance)
twjj
m
sš
Vernus, RdE 33, 89-124 vs
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (installation_place)
twn[?]
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 32693
12th - 13th Dyn.
tnn
m
sš; ḥsb
Firenze 1976
18th Dyn.
tnnj (?)
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Ragazzoli A
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
tr
m
sš
TT 125
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
trj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ ꜣḥwt n ḥmt-nsw
Davies and Macadam 313
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
trj
m
sš
Kamal, ASAE 10, 118
18th Dyn.
Giza (provenance)
trj
m
sš
TT 100
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
trj
m
sš
Stockholm NME 30
18th Dyn.
trj
m
sš
Beni Hasan tomb 3 dipinto North Wall (3)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Beni Hasan (provenance)
tḫ
m
sš
Caminos, Osing, Shatt el-Rigal, no. 60 C
11th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ttj
m
sš
Ramesseum tomb of Sehetepibra
11th - 12th Dyn.
Ramesseum (provenance)
ttj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto of Teti, Davies and Gardiner 6
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš ttj (a)
ttj
m
sš
Carnarvon tomb 62 palette of Teti
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Asasif (provenance)
ttj
m
sš
Cairo CG 1286
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
ttj
m
jmj-rꜣ st m ḥwt pꜥt; ḫrp kꜣt nbt; sš; jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt n(t) jmn
Edinburgh A.1905.279.3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nbt nt jmn ttj (w)
ttj
m
sš
Louvre C 82
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ttj
m
sš; ḫtmw-nṯr n ḥr-bḥdtj
Gauthier, BIFAO 12, 135-136, no. 11
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Edfu (provenance)
ttj
m
sš
Userkaf dipinto B
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abusir (provenance)
ttj
m
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nbt nt jmn; sš; jmj-rꜣ dḥrw n [jmn]; jmj-rꜣ dḥrw n nsw; jmj-rꜣ st m ḥwt pꜥt; jmj-rꜣ jswj n [jmn]; jmj-rꜣ sḫwj n [jmn]; jmj-st-ꜥ [...]; ḥnkjj n nṯr-nfr; ḥnkjj n ḥmt-nṯr
Cairo CG 1108
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ ḥmwt nbt nt jmn ttj (w)
ttj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 21
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš ttj (a)
t[t]j
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 36
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ttj
m
jmj-rꜣ gs-pr n ḥmt-nṯr; sš
BM EA7877
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ttj-ꜥnḫ
m
sš
TT 81
Hatshepsut
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
sš ttj-ꜥnḫ (a)
ttj-ꜥnḫ
m
sš; jqr mtj n ꜥt wnwt
Colin, BIFAO 120
Hatshepsut
Asasif (provenance)
sš ttj-ꜥnḫ (a)
ttj-m-rꜥ
m
jmj-rꜣ gs-pr n ḥmt-nsw; sš
Deir el-Bahri great temple PM (5)
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš ttj-m-rꜥ (a)
ttj-m-rꜥ
m
sš
MMA 32.3.278
Hatshepsut
Deir el-Bahri (provenance)
sš ttj-m-rꜥ (a)
ttj-rs
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jḥw n jmn
Moscow I, 1а 1963
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ttj-snb
m
sš; [?]
Sauneron, Vérité, Kêmi 19, pl. XVI-XVII
Ahmose nb-pḥtj-rꜥ jꜥḥ-ms
Karnak (provenance)
ttj-tjj
m
sš
Leiden AH 138a
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ttj-tjj
m
sš
BM EA287
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Malta (provenance)
ṯꜣjj
m
sš
Hayes, JNES 10, fig. 16 (245)
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Malqata (provenance)
ṯꜣjj
m
sš
UC 39712
18th Dyn.
ṯꜣjj
m
sš
Berlin ÄM 20001
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ṯꜣw
m
sꜣb; sš; ẖrj-ḥb n ḫft-ḥr
Hammamat G 74
11th Dyn.
Wadi Hammamat (provenance)
ṯꜣw[...]
m
sš
Leahy, Malkata Inscriptions, no. 114
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Malqata (provenance)
ṯw
m
sš
Simpson, Heka-Nefer, 25 fig. 20 (Crevice west wall northern half)
Ahmose nb-pḥtj-rꜥ jꜥḥ-ms
Toshka (provenance)
ṯwnn
m
sš; ḥsb (n) jt; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj n nbw tꜣ-wr
Cairo CG 34168
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
ṯwṯj
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; smr ꜥꜣ n mrwt; sš; sꜣb; sḥḏ (n) sšw
Cairo CG 534
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Karnak (provenance)
ṯmbw
m
sš
El Amrah and Abydos, pl. XL (11)
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
ṯnj
m
sš
Petrie, Season, no. 16
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Cliff East of Philae (provenance)
ṯnnꜣ
m
sš
FSN 65
18th Dyn.
Abusir Rock (provenance)
sš ṯnnꜣ (w)
ṯnnꜣ
m
ḥrj mrt n ḥmt-nṯr; sš
Louvre N 3074
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḥrj mrt n ḥmt-nṯr; jmj-rꜣ šnwtj ṯnnꜣ (w)
ṯnnꜣ/ṯnꜣ
m
sš qdwt; sš qdwt n nb tꜣwj; sš
BM EA9900
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV