High Priest of Amun



High Priest of Amun
ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun (ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn) was the highest-ranking priest in the priesthood of the ancient Egyptian god Amun. The first high priests of Amun appear in the New Kingdom of Egypt, at the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty.

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