Hori (High Priest of Osiris)

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Hori
High Priest of Osiris
Predecessor Wenennefer
Successor Yuyu
Dynasty 19th Dynasty
Pharaoh Ramesses II
Father Wenennefer
MotherTiy

Hori was an ancient Egyptian High Priest of Osiris at Abydos, during the reign of pharaohs Ramesses II.

Biography

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Hori
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

Hori came from a long line of High Priests of Osiris, He was the fifth holder of the High Priesthood in his family. [2] He was the son of the High Priest of Osiris Wenennefer and the Chantress of Osiris Tiy. [2]

Hori is known from several sources: [3]

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References

  1. Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume V : Upper Egypt - Sites , Griffith Institute. 1964, pp 71
  2. 1 2 Kitchen, Kenneth A., Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt, Aris & Phillips. 1983, pp171 ISBN   978-0856682155
  3. Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, pg 328-329, ISBN   978-0631184287
  4. “Hori titkai” (Secrets of Hori) permanent exhibition (Hungarian text)