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
ṯnnꜣjj
m
sš
BM EA1022
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Buhen (provenance)
sš ṯnnꜣ (w)
ṯnr
m
sš
TT 79 Graffito 6
18th Dyn.
ṯsw (?)
m
sš
Hierakonpolis Desert Cleft no. 3
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Hierakonpolis (provenance)
dj-sw-rꜥ
m
sš
San Jose RC 1678
Thutmose I - Thutmose III
[dwꜣ]w
m
sš
Asyut tomb N13.1 dipinto TN5
Amenhotep III nb-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Asyut (provenance)
dwꜣw (a)
drg
m
sš
Cairo CG 48410
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ds
m
sš
López, Inscripciones, no. 12
18th Dyn.
Tonqala (provenance)
ddw-jmn
m
sš (?)
Drouot, 27.03.1994, no. 101
late 12th Dyn. - early 13th Dyn.
SUE (production)
ddw-mnw
m
sš
Wadi el-Hudi 55, 56A
Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period
Wadi el-Hudi (provenance)
ddw-ṯnj
m
sš
QH 34aa coffin of Dedutjeni
Amenemhat II nbw-kꜣw-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
Qubbet el-Hawa (provenance)
sš ddw-ṯnj (a)
ddw-ṯnj/
m
sš
Málek, GM 24, 51-52
Amenemhat II nbw-kꜣw-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt
el-Hosh (provenance)
sš ddw-ṯnj (a)
ḏꜣb
m
sš
Petrie, Season, no. 488
18th Dyn.
Wadi el-Shatt el-Rigal (provenance)
ḏꜣb
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 17
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Warszawa 141281
SIP
Edfu (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Philadelphia 29-87-478
17th - early 18th Dyn.
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto of Djedhuty, Davies and Gardiner 31
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto of Qeneny, Davies and Gardiner 34
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Cairo CG 46540
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Abydos (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Boston 24.2236
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Semna South (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš; jmj-rꜣ mrt n jmn; ḥrj mrt n jmn; jmj-rꜣ pr n ḥm-nṯr tpj n jmn
TT 45 (Ḏḥwtj)
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḥrj mrt n jmn ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
oBuhen 613
18th Dyn.
Buhen (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst; sš
Firenze 2222
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst mḥtjt ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj
m
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst; sš
Firenze 2223
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst mḥtjt ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj
m
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst; sš
Firenze 2224
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst mḥtjt ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj
m
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst; sš
Firenze 2225
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
jmj-rꜣ ḫꜣst mḥtjt ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Elkab tomb 7
Amenhotep I ḏsr-kꜣ-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
Elkab (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
Hagar el-Merwa B30
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Hagar el-Merwa (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 7
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 15
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 24
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
sš
TT 60 dipinto Davies and Gardiner 29
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna (provenance)
ḏḥwtj
m
jrj-pꜥt; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ; ḫtmw-bjtj; smr wꜥtj; [jrtj] n nsw ꜥnḫwj [n bjtj]; ḫtmw špssw m pr-nsw; jmj-rꜣ prwj-ḥḏ; jmj-rꜣ prwj nbw; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr m ḫmnw; jmj-rꜣ pr-ḥḏ; jmj-rꜣ ḥmww nbw; jmj-rꜣ jḥw n jmn; ḥrj-tp ꜥꜣ m ḥr-wr; jmj-rꜣ ḥmw-nṯr n ḥwt-ḥr nbt qjs; jmj-rꜣ pr; sš
TT 11
Hatshepsut
Dra Abu el-Naga (provenance)
jmj-rꜣ jḥw n jmn; ḥꜣtj-ꜥ ḏḥwtj (a)
ḏḥwtj/jwjj
m
sš
Brooklyn 37.30E
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏḥwtj-m-ḥꜣt
m
sš
Torino Cat. 1640
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV
ḏḥwtj-m-ḥꜣt
m
sš
Userkaf dipinto A
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
Abusir (provenance)
ḏḥwtj-m-ḥb
m
wꜥb; sš
de Morgan, Cat. I, 128 (15)
18th Dyn.
Aswan (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)
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
Hermitage 1116 B recto
Amenhotep II ꜥꜣ-ḫprw-rꜥ jmn-ḥtp
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
BM EA10056
Thutmose III mn-ḫpr-rꜥ ḏḥwtj-ms
ḏḥwtj-ms
m
sš
Cairo CG 710
18th Dyn. before Amenhotep IV