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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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Amenemope (author) Amenemope (also Amen-em-ope), the son of Kanakht, is the ostensible author of the ''Instruction of Amenemope'', an Egyptian wisdom text written in the Ramesside Period. He is portrayed as a scribe and sage who lived in Egypt during the 20th Dynasty ...

*Amenemope (Papyrus Anastasi I) *

Amenhotep, son of Hapu Amenhotep, son of Hapu (transcribed ''jmn-ḥtp zꜣ ḥꜣp.w''; early-mid 14th century BC) was an ancient Egyptian architect, a priest, a scribe, and a public official, who held a number of offices under Amenhotep III of the 18th Dynasty. ...

* Amenmose *Ani, of the Papyrus of Ani for scribe Ani * Ankhefenamun * Butehamun * Dua-Kheti-("Kheti (scribe)") * Hesy-Ra * Hori * Hunefer * Imiseba * Kaaper *

Ken-Amun Ken-Amun was overseer of the royal records during the 19th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. He was married to a woman named Isis, who was a singer of the god Atum. His tomb, discovered by Zahi Hawass in 2010 was found in Tell el-Maskhuta, near Ismailia ...

* Khakheperresenb *

Menna The ancient Egyptian official named Menna carried a number of titles associated with the agricultural estates of the temple of Karnak and the king. Information about Menna comes primarily from his richly decorated tomb ( TT 69) in the necropolis ...

* Meryre II * Mose (scribe) *

Nakht Nakht was an ancient Egyptian official who held the position of a scribe and astronomer of Amun, probably during the reign of Thutmose IV of the Eighteenth Dynasty. He was buried in the Theban Necropolis in tomb TT52. See also * List of ancien ...

Nakhtmin Nakhtmin (also Minnakht) held the position of generalissimo during the reign of pharaoh Tutankhamun of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. His titles during the reign of Tutankhamun included "the true servant who is beneficial to his lo ...

Nebamun Nebamun (fl. ) was a middle-ranking official "scribe and grain accountant" during the period of the New Kingdom in ancient Egypt. He worked at the vast temple complex near Thebes (now Luxor) where the state-god Amun was worshipped. His name was ...

* Neferhotep * Pediamenopet * Penthu *Ptahhotep Tshefi *

Ramose (TT7) Ramose was an ancient Egyptian scribe and artisan who lived in Deir el-Medina on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Thebes, during the reigns of Ramesses II. He held the position of Scribe of the Tomb, the highest administrative position for a s ...

* Reni-seneb – owner of the ''

Chair of Reniseneb The ''Chair of Reniseneb'' is an Egyptian wooden chair dated to the 15th century BC. The chair, currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, belonged to the Egyptian scribe Reniseneb. Description The Chair was crafted circa 1450 B ...

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Roy (Egyptian Noble) Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from French ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French source ''rei'', Middle French ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave ...

Setau Setau was the Viceroy of Kush in the second half of Ramesses II's reign. Contemporary records show that Setau served in this position from Year 38 until at least Year 63 of Ramesses II's reign. Setau was "a graduate of the royal school" and alrea ...

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The Seated Scribe The sculpture of the ''Seated Scribe'' or ''Squatting Scribe'' is a famous work of ancient Egyptian art. It represents a figure of a seated scribe at work. The sculpture was discovered at Saqqara, north of the alley of sphinxes leading to the S ...

List of scribes

List of scribes, especially starting with the

Old Kingdom In ancient Egyptian history, the Old Kingdom is the period spanning c. 2700–2200 BC. It is also known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourt ...

of Ancient Egypt.

Theban Tomb list of scribes

Scribes from the Theban Tombs. * TT7–

-''Scribe in the Place of Truth'' *

TT17 The Theban Tomb TT17 is located in Dra Abu el-Naga, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian noble named Nebamun, who lived during the 18th Dynasty, during ...

–Nebamon-(scribe title) *

TT21 The Theban Tomb TT21 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian User,Porter and Moss, Topographical Bibliography: The Theban N ...

–User-(scribe title) *

TT23 The Theban Tomb TT23 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official, Tjay or Thay called To, who was a royal scribe of t ...

–Tjay-(or To)-(scribe title) * TT38–Djeserkaraseneb(Djeser-ka-ra-sen-b)-(scribe+title) *

TT49 The Theban Tomb TT49 is located in El-Khokha. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. TT49 was the burial place of the ancient Egyptian official Neferhotep, who was a ''Chief Scribe of Amun'' ...

–Neferhotep-(scribe title) * TT52–

-Scribe, ''"Astronomer of Amun"'' * TT56–Userhet-(titles) * TT57–Khaemhat-(titles) * TT65–Imiseba/Nebamon-(titles) * TT69–

-''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 The Theban Tomb TT255 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga'. It forms part of the Theban Necropolis, situated on the west bank of the Nile opposite Luxor. The sepulchre is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Roy, who lived at the end of the 18th ...

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-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 block statue is a type of memorial statue that first emerged in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. The block statue grew in popularity in the New Kingdom and the Third Intermediate Period, and by the Late Period, this type of statue was the most c ...

. (The original ''block statue'' started with the Tomb of Hetep, Saqqara,

12th Dynasty The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty XII) is considered to be the apex of the Middle Kingdom by Egyptologists. It often is combined with the Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth dynasties under the group title, Middle Kingdom. Some s ...

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.Hagan, 2003, 1999, p.128) *Khay-(scribe)–New Kingdom-

Thoth Thoth (; from grc-koi, Θώθ ''Thṓth'', borrowed from cop, Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ ''Thōout'', Egyptian: ', the reflex of " eis like the Ibis") is an ancient Egyptian deity. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a ...

-(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 The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London. Its permanent collection of eight million works is among the largest and most comprehensive in existence. It documen ...

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

* Prince Setka, son of

Djedefra Djedefre (also known as Djedefra and Radjedef – Modern Greek: ) was an ancient Egyptian king ( pharaoh) of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom. He is well known by the Hellenized form of his name Rhatoisēs (Ῥατοίσης) by Maneth ...

4th dynasty The Fourth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty IV) is characterized as a "golden age" of the Old Kingdom of Egypt. Dynasty IV lasted from to 2494 BC. It was a time of peace and prosperity as well as one during which trade with other ...

(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

References

*Bate, ''The Burden of the Past and the English Poet'' (1970) by

Walter Jackson Bate Walter Jackson Bate (May 23, 1918 – July 26, 1999) was an American literary critic and biographer. He is known for Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography-winning biographies of Samuel Johnson (1978) and John Keats (1964).

. *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), *Shaw. Shaw, Ian, ''The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt'', Oxford University Press, 2000. (hardcover, )

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