Hori (High Priest of Osiris)

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

Hori
High Priest of Osiris
PredecessorWenennefer
SuccessorYuyu
Dynasty19th Dynasty
PharaohRamesses II
FatherWenennefer
MotherTiy

Biography

[1]
Hori
in hieroglyphs

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]

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. 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


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