Hori I (High Priest of Ptah) explained
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]
- A pillar originally from his tomb in Saqqara. Hori uses the titles Noble, Chief in charge of Both Lands, Sem Priest and High Priest. He is explicitly said to be the son of Khaemwaset.
- A stela (BM 167) from the Scribe of the Royal Harem named Ptahemwia.
Notes and References
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)
- 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 .
- Web site: Merneptah . Bart . Anneke . slu.edu . Saint Louis University . 2017-12-21 . Merneptah was the 13th son of Ramses II. .
- 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 .
- Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
