Hori I (High Priest of Ptah) explained

Style:High Priest of Ptah in Memphis
Hori
Predecessor:Neferronpet
Successor:Iyri
Pharaoh:Ramesses II, Merenptah
Father:Khaemwaset
Children:Hori II (Vizier)
Burial:Saqqara?

Hori was the High Priest of Ptah at the very end of the reign of Ramesses II. Hori succeeded Neferronpet in office.

Hori was a son of prince Khaemwaset and hence a grandson of Ramesses II. Hori had an older brother named Ramesses who had served as Sem priest of Ptah. It was Hori however who would eventually follow in his father's footsteps and become high priest. Hori also had a sister named Isetnofret. It is possible that Isetnofret married her uncle Merneptah and served as his queen. If so, Hori would have been both a nephew and a brother-in-law to pharaoh Merneptah,[1] the thirteenth son and successor of Ramesses II.[2] [3] [4]

Hori is attested on:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)
  2. Book: Merrill, J. Marc . 2012-05-02 . 1: Building Bridges of Time, Places and People: Volume I: Tombs, Temples & Cities of Egypt, Israel, Greece & Italy . AuthorHouse . 213 . 978-1468573695 .
  3. Web site: Merneptah . Bart . Anneke . slu.edu . Saint Louis University . 2017-12-21 . Merneptah was the 13th son of Ramses II. .
  4. Web site: Penn Museum - Egypt (Sphinx) Gallery . . Penn Museum . Penn Museum . 2017-12-21 . Merenptah was the 13th son and eventual successor of the famous Ramses II. . 2018-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180123183930/https://www.penn.museum/exhibitions/signature-galleries/egypt-sphinx-gallery . dead .
  5. Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996