Hori II (vizier)

Hori
Hori
Vizier
	Fragment of stela depicting the vizier Hori, Museo Egizio, Turin
Predecessor	Paraemheb
Successor	To or Hewernef
Dynasty	19th Dynasty and 20th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Seti II, Siptah, Twosret, Setnakhte and Ramesses III
Father	Hori I

Last updated May 06, 2024

Hori was a vizier of Ancient Egypt. He served during the reign of pharaohs Seti II, Siptah, Twosret, Setnakhte and Ramesses III.^[1]

Family

Hori was the son of the High Priest of Ptah Hori I and the grandson of prince Khaemweset, thus a direct descendant of pharaoh Ramesses II.^[2]

Biography

Hori served as Vizier from the reign of Sety II to the 16th year of Ramesses III.^[3] Hori succeeded the vizier Paraemheb in office.^[4]
Hori was likely succeeded in office by To in year 16 of Ramesses III.^[3] The successor may have also been Hewernef, but this depends on the reading of a short, unclear text written on an ostrakon from Deir el-Medina, now located in the National Archaeological Museum of Florence.^[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Hori II (vizier)

16. Pharaoh Seti I

8. Pharaoh Ramesses II

17. Queen Tuya

4. Prince Khaemwaset

9. Queen Isetnofret

2. Hori, High Priest of Ptah

1. Hori II, Vizier

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References

↑ K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003
↑ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)
1 2 Morris L. Bierbrier, Ipuy in Cracow, Prace Archealogiczne, 1992
↑ Hassan El-Saady, Considerations on Bribery in Ancient Egypt, Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, Bd. 25 (1998), pp.301
↑ Wolterman, Charles, "A Vizier of Ramses III Visits an Oracle of Amun and Deir el-Medina". Revue d'Égyptologie 47 (1996), pp.147-170

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[1] K.A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Merenptah & the late Nineteenth Dynasty, Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

[2] Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)

[Bierbrier-3] 1 2 Morris L. Bierbrier, Ipuy in Cracow, Prace Archealogiczne, 1992

[4] Hassan El-Saady, Considerations on Bribery in Ancient Egypt, Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, Bd. 25 (1998), pp.301

[5] Wolterman, Charles, "A Vizier of Ramses III Visits an Oracle of Amun and Deir el-Medina". Revue d'Égyptologie 47 (1996), pp.147-170

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