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This is alist of Egyptianscribes, almost exclusively from theancient Egyptian periods.
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List of scribes, especially starting with theOld Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
| Scribe | Time period | Notes |
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| Roy (Egyptian Noble) | c. 1300 BC, 18th dynasty | Owner of tombTT255 |
| Ahmes | Second Intermediate Period 17th century BC | part of Rhind Mathematical Papyrus |
| Amenemope | c. 1200 BC, 19th dynasty | Author on papyrus, inhieratic: Instructions of Amenemopet (12 ft long scroll) |
| Amenemope & Hori | – | Scribes, protagonists ofPapyrus Anastasi I |
| Amenhotep, son of Hapu | underAmenhotep III | later deified |
| Ani (scribe) | 19th dynasty | thePapyrus of Ani, or scribe Ani (aBook of the Dead) |
| Chancellor Bay | forSiptah | started as "scribe and butler" A life of 'king's servant' and many duties; ordered killed beforeSiptah dies (in 1 year) a foreigner, and not buried in the tomb he had overseen (1 of 3) |
| General Djehuty | important general forThutmosis 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 PharaohDjoser (3rd dynasty) | Noted for his wood panels (archaic hieroglyphs) |
| Hori & Amenemope | – | Scribes, protagonists ofPapyrus Anastasi I |
| Hunefer | – | – |
| Irtyrau | Female 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., forNefertiti) Tomb of Meryra II |
| Nakht | Reign ofThutmose IV | Tomb atTT52 Scribe and"Astronomer of Amun" |
| Nakhtmin | The King's Scribe other titles, includingFan-bearer on the Right Side of the King | underTutankhamun Created 5ushabtis aspresentation pieces for Tutankhamun's funeral. (the shabti photo is atNakhtmin; 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-(asThoth), the Symbolic God for thescribe, (seeTutelary deity) |
| Penthu | Amarna period | – |
| Ptahhotep Tshefi (grandson ofPtahhotep) | 5th Dyn. to6th Dyn./25th-24th century BC | Suspected author of his grandfather's precepts:The Maxims of Ptahhotep (seePtahhotep) |
| Ramose | (reign of Ramesses II) | lived atDeir el-Medina created for himself:TT7,TT212,TT250 Scribe in the Place of Truth |
| Reni-seneb | Dynasty 18 | owner of theChair of Reniseneb on display at theMetropolitan Museum of Art, (seeCaning (furniture)) (See also: a Dynasty XII scribe,Reny-seneb, articlePah Tum.) |
| Roy | Scribe | TT255 |
| Senu | 18th dynasty | Scribe of the Army (Stele and inscribed tomb enclosure) Tuna el-Gebel necropolis |
| Setau | was"Viceroy ofKush", during reign ofRamesses 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 theBattle of Megiddo (15th century BC) at Karnak, Hall of Annals |
| The Seated Scribe | 4th dynasty | A painted, lifelike seated statue in theLouvre |
Scribes from the Theban Tombs.
Scribes honored and revered with ablock statue. (The originalblock statue started with theTomb 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])
For Hesy-Ra:
