Petosiris Explained

Petosiris (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Πετόσιρις),[1] [2] called Ankhefenkhons, was the high priest of Thoth at Hermopolis and held various priestly degrees in the service of Sakhmet, Khnum, Amen-Re and Hathor.

Petosiris was the son of Sishu and Nefer-renpet. He lived in the second half of the 4th century BCE, during the 28th Dynasty. In his tomb, located in the necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel, Petosiris prided himself on having re-established the fortunes of the temples in which he served.

There is a pseudepigraphic onomantic text, Petosiris to Nechepso, and it is possible that the priestly Petosiris described in this article is the inspiration for the attribution of authorship.[3] Nechepso lived in the 7th century BCE and that the text is likely 2nd century BCE.

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  1. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=Petosiris Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Petosiris
  2. https://www.cs.uky.edu/~raphael/sol/sol-entries/pi/1399 Suda, pi, 1399
  3. Book: Bartson, T. . Ancient Astrology . 26 . 9780203410714 . 2002-11-01 .