This is a list of Egyptian scribes, almost exclusively from the ancient Egyptian periods.
The hieroglyph used to signify the scribe, to write, and "writings", etc., is Gardiner sign Y3, Y3 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.
Alphabetic list
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Ahmes
Amenemope (author) Amenemope (Papyrus Anastasi I) Amenhotep, son of Hapu Amenmose Ani, of the Papyrus of Ani for scribe Ani Ankhefenamun Butehamun Dua-Kheti-("Kheti (scribe)") Hesy-Ra Hori Hunefer Imiseba Kaaper Ken-Amun Khakheperresenb Menna Meryre II Mose (scribe) Nakht Nakhtmin Nebamun Neferhotep Pediamenopet Penthu Ptahhotep Tshefi Ramose (TT7) Roy (Egyptian Noble) Reni-seneb – owner of the Chair of Reniseneb Roy (Egyptian Noble) Setau The Seated Scribe
List of scribes
List of scribes, especially starting with the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
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 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.)
Khay-(scribe)–New Kingdom-Thoth-(tutelary of Scribes)-honored in Shrine-form-(Naos)(at Louvre) Nebnetro-(scribe)–honors Egyptian God figures: extensive hieroglyph story-(+plinth inscription) Unknown1-(scribe)–at British Museum
Non-scribe, ancient Egyptians portrayed as "seated scribes" Prince Setka, son of Djedefra, 4th dynasty; (typical sitting form, with "atypical" Flooring enclosure) Ramesses I (Paramessu), 18th dynasty (1320s to 1290s BC), vizier during the reign of Horemheb. "Seated scribe", statue remainder, the 'bust'. Shown here: Paramessu
See also
List of Theban Tombs
Theban Necropolis
References
Bate, The Burden of the Past and the English Poet (1970) by Walter Jackson Bate. Hagen, R. Hagen, R. Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs, Rose-Marie & Rainer Hagen, (Barnes and Noble Books, New York), c 2003, (originally: Taschen, GmbH, Koln, c 2003, 1999); pg. 60; pg. 101. James, 2000, Tutankhamun, T.G.H. James, Photographs, Araldo de Luca, c 2000, Friedman/Fairfax Publishers. Picture-book, (over-sized), 319 pp. List of Objects, p 316-319, (about 350+). Shabti: "Shabti presented by Minnakhte"-(Nakhtmin), { hardcover, } Shaw. Shaw, Ian, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press, 2000. (hardcover, )
External links
For Hesy-Ra: Article–(with one panel photo)