Hori was a High Priest of

Anhur In early Egyptian mythology, Anhur (also spelled Onuris, Onouris, An-Her, Anhuret, Han-Her, Inhert) was a god of war who was worshipped in the Egyptian area of Abydos, and particularly in Thinis. Myths told that he had brought his wife, Mehit, w ...

during the reign of

Ramesses II Ramesses II ( egy, wikt:rꜥ-ms-sw, rꜥ-ms-sw ''Rīʿa-məsī-sū'', , meaning "Ra is the one who bore him"; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Along with Thutmose III he is oft ...

. He was the son of the

High Priest of Amun The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun ('' ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn'') was the highest-ranking priest in the priesthood of the ancient Egyptian god Amun. The first high priests of Amun appear in the New Kingdom of Egypt, at the beginning ...

Parennefer called Wennefer Parennefer also called Wennefer was a High Priest of Amun during the reigns of Tutankhamun and Horemheb (and possibly later). He was previously thought to date to the time of Ramesses II, but he is now dated to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty. ...

and his wife Isis.Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996, pg 209, 193-195, 315 He may be identical to the High priest of Amun mentioned on the statue of the Overseer of the Charioteers named Kanakht.Peter Pamminger, Hori, Hoherpriester des Amun, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 85 (1999), pp. 226-230, Egypt Exploration Society, Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3822440

Family

Hori comes from a very well connected family documented on a family monument of his brother Amenemone (

Naples Museum The National Archaeological Museum of Naples ( it, Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, italic=no, sometimes abbreviated to MANN) is an important Italian archaeological museum, particularly for ancient Roman remains. Its collection includes wo ...

1069). The monument records members of an extended family including Hori, his father Wennenefer and his grandparents Minhotep and Maia. Uncles of Hori include

Pennesuttawy Pennesuttawy was a Military Commander and Superintendent of the Southern Lands (Kush) during the beginning of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Family Pennesuttawy was the son of Minhotep and Maia. He was a brother of the High Priest of Amun Par ...

, who was a Troop Commander in Kush and Minmose, who served as the high priest of Min and Isis. The Viceroy of Nubia

Paser II in Ancient Egypt, Paser II was the son of the High Priest of Min and Isis named Minmose. Paser came from a very well-connected family. One uncle was the High Priest of Amun Wennenefer and another uncle was the troop commander of Kush named Pennes ...

was also a relative. The monument also mentions two brothers of Hori. Amenemone is said to have been a childhood friend of

and later was the Chief of Works. Hori is said to be Amenemone's elder brother. A brother named Amenemope served as the Chief of Seers (high priest of Ra in Heliopolis). Amenemope was also a chamberlain of the Lord of the Two Lands. Another brother Khaemwaset was a scribe of the sacred books in the House of Amun. Hori has a son named Minmose who succeeded him as High Priest of Anhur. If the identification of Hori as the High Priest of Amun is correct, then he also had a son Kanakht who served as overseer of the charioteers.

High Priest of Anhur

Hori is named as the High Priest of Anhur on the monument of his brother Amenemone. He likely followed his father in that office when the latter was made High Priest of Amun. Hori is also mentioned as the High priest of Anhur on statues of his son Minmose who was also a HIgh Priest of Anhur. * Granite statue of Minmose (Cairo CGC 1203). Minmose is said to be the son of the HIgh Priest of Anhur Hori and his wife Inty. * Statuette (Brighton Art Gallery and Museum). Minmose is said to be the son of the Dignitary and Chamberlain of Shu and

Tefnut Tefnut ( egy, ; cop, ⲧϥⲏⲛⲉ ) is a deity of moisture, moist air, dew and rain in Ancient Egyptian religion.The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Goddesses, George Hart She is the sister and consort of the air god Shu and the m ...

, the high Priest of Anhur Hori. * Black Granite Table of Offerings, Mesheikh (Cairo CGC 23095). Minmose is given the title Chamberlain of Shu and

, and is said to be the son of the high Priest of Anhur Hori and the musicienne Inty.

High Priest of Amun

The existence of a High Priest of Amun named Hori has been known for many years. Earlier theories conjectured that Hori served towards the end of the reign of Ramesses II. The priest thought to have served after the High Priest

Nebwenenef Nebwenenef was High Priest of Amun at the beginning of the reign of Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. Prior to that, Nebwenenef had served as High Priest of Anhur and High Priest of Hathor during the reign of Seti I and possibly even e ...

was

. More recent work has shown that

served as High Priest at the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty after extensive excavations of his tomb in Thebes in 1990-1993.Kampp, F., Vierter Vorbericht über die Arbeiten des Ägyptologischen Instituts der Universität Heidelberg in thebanischen Gräbern der Ramessidenzeit, MDAIK 50 (1994), 175-188. (fig., plans, pl.). The monuments of his son - the Commander of the Chariotry Kanakht - shows that the High Priest of Hori served during the Reign of Ramesses II. Hori likely served as High Priest between

and

Paser A PASER (an acronym from ''Particle Acceleration by Stimulated Emission of Radiation)'' is a device that accelerates a coherent beam of electrons. This process was demonstrated for the first time in 2006 at the Brookhaven National Lab by a team o ...

References

{{authority control Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Theban High Priests of Amun People of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown