Amenhotep (High Priest of Amun)
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Amenhotep was the High Priest of Amun towards the end of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt, serving under Ramesses IX, Ramesses X and Ramesses XI. He was the son of Ramessesnakht, the previous high priest of Amun.[1][2] It is not beyond dispute who succeeded him in office. For a long time it was assumed that he was followed by the High Priest Herihor. However, Karl Jansen-Winkeln has suggested that Amenhotep was instead succeeded by the High Priest Piankh.[3][4] We know the names of several of his brothers and a sister:[5]
- his (eldest?) brother, the prophet of Amun Meribast II
- his brother, the Chief Steward Usimarenakth II
- his sister Aatmeret I
- his brother, the Second Prophet of Amun Nesamun I (see below)
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Amenhotep | |
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High Priest of Amun | |
Predecessor | Ramessesnakht |
Successor | Piankh or Herihor |
Dynasty | 20th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Ramesses IX, Ramesses X, Ramesses XI |
Father | Ramessesnakht |
Mother | Adjedet-Aat |
Burial | TT 58 (P&M, I-1, 1994, p. 119) |
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