List of ancient Egyptian scribes

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The Seated Scribe, 2613-2494 BC; painted limestone and inlaid quartz. Louvre The seated scribe-E 3023-IMG 4267-gradient-contrast.jpg
The Seated Scribe , 2613–2494 BC; painted limestone and inlaid quartz. Louvre

This is a list of Egyptian scribes , almost exclusively from the ancient Egyptian periods.

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The hieroglyph used to signify the scribe, to write, and "writings", etc., is Gardiner sign Y3,
List of ancient Egyptian scribes
from the category of: 'writings, games, & music'. The hieroglyph contains the scribe's writing palette, a vertical case to hold writing-reeds, and a leather pouch to hold the colored ink blocks, mostly black and red.

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List of scribes

List of scribes, especially starting with the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.

ScribeTime periodNotes
Roy (Egyptian Noble) c. 1300 BC, 18th dynastyOwner of tomb TT255
Ahmes Second Intermediate Period
17th century BC
part of
Rhind Mathematical Papyrus
Amenemope c. 1200 BC, 19th dynastyAuthor on papyrus, in hieratic:
Instructions of Amenemopet
(12 ft long scroll)
Amenemope & HoriScribes, protagonists of Papyrus Anastasi I
Amenhotep, son of Hapu under Amenhotep III later deified
Ani (scribe) 19th dynasty the Papyrus of Ani, or scribe Ani
(a Book of the Dead)
Chancellor Bay for Siptah started as "scribe and butler"
A life of 'king's servant' and many duties; ordered killed before Siptah dies (in 1 year)
a foreigner, and not buried in the tomb he had overseen (1 of 3)
General Djehuty important general
for Thutmosis III
many titles
Royal Scribe, etc.
Dua-Kheti possible author of:
1-The Satire of the Trades
2-Instructions of Amenemhat
Hesy-Ra scribe for Pharaoh Djoser (3rd dynasty)Noted for his wood panels (archaic hieroglyphs)
Hori & AmenemopeScribes, protagonists of Papyrus Anastasi I
Hunefer
IrtyrauFemale scribe
(Nitocris I)
TT390
Khakheperresenb [1] ca. 2000 BC
Menna Tomb of Menna,
Theban Tomb 69-TT69
Scribe of the Fields of the King
Meryre II Amarna Period (Royal Scribe, etc., for Nefertiti)
Tomb of Meryra II
Nakht Reign of Thutmose IV Tomb at TT52
Scribe and "Astronomer of Amun"
Nakhtmin The King's Scribe
other titles, including Fan-bearer on the Right Side of the King
under Tutankhamun
Created 5 ushabtis as presentation pieces for Tutankhamun's funeral. (the shabti photo is at Nakhtmin; wood ushabti, some gilded gold, 6-columns of hieroglyphs, (Ht: 0.62m, (62 cm))) [2]
Nebamun Tomb of Nebamun
"Nebmerutef" 18th dynasty 2"Baboon-(Thoth) and Scribe" statues
the baboon-(as Thoth), the Symbolic God for the scribe, (see Tutelary deity)
Penthu Amarna period
Ptahhotep Tshefi
(grandson of Ptahhotep)
5th Dyn. to 6th Dyn./25th-24th century BCSuspected author of his grandfather's precepts: The Maxims of Ptahhotep
(see Ptahhotep)
Ramose (reign of
Ramesses II)
lived at Deir el-Medina
created for himself: TT7, TT212, TT250
Scribe in the Place of Truth
Reni-seneb Dynasty 18owner of the Chair of Reniseneb on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (see Caning (furniture))
(See also: a Dynasty XII scribe, Reny-seneb, article Pah Tum.)
Roy Scribe TT255
Senu 18th dynasty Scribe of the Army
(Stele and inscribed tomb enclosure)
Tuna el-Gebel necropolis
Setau was "Viceroy of Kush", during reign of Ramesses II in youth, was:
"Chief Scribe of the Vizier"
Thanuny
(Tjanuny)
(reign of
Thutmosis III)
TT74; Royal Scribe, and Army Commander, (Commander of Soldiers)
an extensive chronicle of Thutmosis' military exploits
Tjaneni records the Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC) at Karnak, Hall of Annals
The Seated Scribe 4th dynasty A painted, lifelike seated statue in the Louvre

Theban Tomb list of scribes

Scribes from the Theban Tombs.

  • TT7 Ramose (TT7)-Scribe in the Place of Truth
  • TT17 Nebamon-(scribe title)
  • TT21 User-(scribe title)
  • TT23 Tjay-(or To)-(scribe title)
  • TT38 Djeserkaraseneb(Djeser-ka-ra-sen-b)-(scribe+title)
  • TT49 Neferhotep-(scribe title)
  • TT52 Nakht-Scribe, "Astronomer of Amun"
  • TT56 Userhet-(titles)
  • TT57 Khaemhat-(titles)
  • TT65 Imiseba/Nebamon-(titles)
  • TT69 Menna-Scribe of the Fields of the King
  • TT74 Tjanuny-(titles)
  • TT79 Amenemhat-(scribe title)
  • TT80 Tutnefer-(titles)
  • TT82 Piay-(scribe title)
  • TT102 "Imhotep"-scribe, etc.
  • TT107 NefersekherU-(scribe title)
  • TT136 Unknown-Royal Scribe
  • TT147 Heby/Unknown-(scribe-etc.)
  • TT226 Unknown-Royal Scribe
  • TT255 Roy (Egyptian Noble)-Royal Scibe
  • TT347 Hon-Scribe
  • TT350 Unknown-Scribe
  • TT351 Apau(ApaU)-Scribe of Cavalry
  • TT364 Amenemheb-(scribe title)
  • TT365 NefermenU(Nefermenu)-(scribe title)
  • TT370 Unknown-Royal Scribe
  • TT373 Amenmessu-(scribe title)
  • TT374 Amenemopet-Treasury Scribe
  • TT387 Meryptah-(scribe title)
  • TT390 Irty-RaU(Irtyrau)-Female Scribe-etc.
  • TT403 Merymaat-Temple Scribe
  • TT406 Piay-(scribe title)
  • TT412 Kenamon-Royal Scribe
  • (Note: all names ending in "U" show a plural for the last 'hieroglyph "syllable"')

Scribes with block statues

Scribes honored and revered with a block statue. (The original block statue started with the Tomb of Hetep, Saqqara, 12th Dynasty as two cuboid statues, one each of granite and limestone, and inscriptions explaining the block form, and exposed limbs receiving the first rays of the morning sun-(to arise out of primordial earth). The granite statue represents the daytime sunlit journey, the limestone the night. [3] )

Non-scribe, ancient Egyptians portrayed as "seated scribes"

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References

  1. Bate, 1970
  2. James 2000, Tutankhamun, "Shabti presented by Minnakhte"-(Nakhtmin), p. 114.
  3. Hagan, 2003, 1999, p.128

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