High priest of Amun
| High priest of Amun in hieroglyphics | ||||||||
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Hem-netjer-tepi-en-Amun Ḥm-nṯr-tpj-n-Jmn First Servant of the Deity Amun (First Priest of Amun) |
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The high priest of Amun (also high priest of Amun , in Egyptian: Hem-netjer-tepi-en-Amun ( Ḥm-nṯr-tpj-n-Jmn ) translated as: "first servant / priest of Amun") was an important religious office in ancient Egypt . The office has been attested since the beginning of the 18th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ). The incumbents resided in Thebes . Especially at the end of the New Kingdom and in the Third Intermediate Period, these priests held significant economic and political power. In the 21st Dynasty they were the practical rulers of Upper Egypt and held numerous secular and religious titles. In the later period the office lost its importance.
From the beginning of the 18th Dynasty to the 20th Dynasty
| Surname | dig | Under King (Pharaoh) | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th dynasty | |||
| Djehuti | Ahmose | ||
| Minmonth | TT232 | Ahmose | |
| Hapuseneb | TT67 | Hatshepsut | |
| People's desk | TT86 ; TT112 | Thutmose III. - Amenhotep II | |
| Meri | TT95 , TT84 | Amenhotep II | |
| Amenemhat | TT97 | Amenhotep II - Thutmose IV. | |
| Ptahmosis | Amenhotep III | ||
| Meriptah | Amenhotep III .; Year 20 | ||
| May | Amenhotep IV . ; Year 4 | ||
| Amenemope | Amenhotep IV (?) | ||
| Parennefer | Tutankhamun - haremhab | ||
| 19th dynasty | |||
| Wepwautmose | Seti I. | ||
| Nebnetjeru | Seti I. | Father of the vizier Paser | |
| Nebwennenef | Ramses ii | ||
| Wennefer | Ramses ii | ||
| Paser | Ramses ii | the vizier of the same name | |
| Bakenchons | TT35 | Ramses II, year 46 documented; 27 years in this position | |
| Ramarai | Merenptah | Brother of the beacon | |
| Mahuhi | Late 19th dynasty | ||
| Minmose | Late 19th dynasty | ||
| 20th dynasty | |||
| Bakenchons | Sethnacht - Ramses III. | ||
| Wesermaatranacht | Ramses III., Year 26 | ||
| Ramses night | Ramses IV , year 1 to Ramses IX. , Year 2 | ||
| Nesamun | End of the 20th dynasty, uncertain in its classification | ||
| Amenhotep | Ramses IX, year 10 to year eight of Ramses X or Ramses XI. | ||
| Ramses night | Ramses XI. | ||
| Surname | dig | Under King (Pharaoh) | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st to 23rd Dynasty | |||
| Pianch | |||
| Herihor | |||
| Pinudjem I. | |||
| Masaharta | |||
| Djedchonsiuefanch | Son of Pinudjem I. | ||
| Mencheperre | Son of Pinudjem I. | ||
| Smendes II. | Son of Mencheperre | ||
| Pinudjem II | Son of Mencheperre | ||
| Psusennes III. | perhaps with Pharaoh Psusennes II. identical | ||
| Iupet | Sheschonq I. | Son of Scheschonq I. | |
| Scheschonq II. | Takelot I. | Son of Osorkon I. | |
| Iuwelot | Takelot I. | Son of Osorkon I. | |
| Smendes III. | Son of Osorkon I. | ||
| Harsiese I. | Son of Scheschonq II. | ||
| Harsiese II. | |||
| Namilt (II.) | |||
| Osorkon III. | |||
| Takelot II. | |||
| Surname | dig | Under King (Pharaoh) | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th and 26th dynasties | |||
| Haremachet | Taharqa - Tanotamun | Son of Shabaka | |
| Harchebi | Psammetich I. | Son of the haremachet | |
| Anchnesneferibre | Psammetich II. | Consort of Amun | |
| Nitokris II | Consort of Amun | ||
| Nespautitawi | dated 312/311 BC Chr. | ||
| Wsirwer | 281/277 BC Chr. | Son of Nespautitawi | |
See also
literature
- ML beer beer: High Priest of Amun. In: Wolfgang Helck , Eberhard Otto , Wolfhart Westendorf : Lexicon of Egyptology. (LÄ) Vol. II: Harvest Festival - Hordjedef. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1977, ISBN 978-3-447-01876-0 , column 1241-1249.