Divine Adoratrice of Amun — … Wikipedia
God's Wife of Amun — (Egyptian: unicode|ḥm.t nṯr n ỉmn ) was the highest ranking priestess of the Amun cult, an important Ancient Egyptian religious institution centered in Thebes during the second millennium BCE (circa 2160 BC). At times it was the most important… … Wikipedia
Amun — Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu (also spelled Amon , Amoun , Amen , and rarely Imen , Greek Ἄμμων Ammon , and Ἅμμων Hammon ), was the name of a deity in Egyptian mythology, who gradually rose from being an abstract concept to the patron deity … Wikipedia
Nitocris I (Divine Adoratrice) — Nitocris I God s Wife of Amun Relief of the Divine Adoratice Nitocris I from her Karnak chapel Full name Nitocris I … Wikipedia
High Priests of Amun — The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun was the highest ranking priest in the priesthood of the Ancient Egyptian god Amun.The term Maahes was used to describe the caste of high priests of Amun, these were high ranking hereditary chiefs… … Wikipedia
God's Wife — (Egyptian Hmt nTr) is a term which was often allocated to royal women during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. The term indicates an inherited sacral role, in which the role of God s Wife passed from mother to daughter. The role could also exist among… … Wikipedia
Great Royal Wife — M23 N41:X1 wr:t Great Royal Wife or Chief King s Wife (Ancient egyptian: ḥmt nswt wrt ) is the term used to refer to the chief wife of an Egyptian pharaoh on the day of his coronation. The first holder of its title was perhaps Nubkhaes of the… … Wikipedia
Nitocris — 1) Queen 2183 2181 BC. With the death of the aged king *Pepy II, it is probable that there were problems over the succession, and Nitocris briefly took the throne. She was one of only a very few women to become queen regnant, the most famous… … Ancient Egypt
Shepenopet I — (Shepenwepe) Divine Wife of Amun c.754 714 BC. Shepenopet I was the daughter of King Osorkon III, and held the position of Divine Wife of Amun at Thebes; according to the custom, she was obliged to adopt the daughter of King Kashta… … Ancient Egypt
Amenardis I — (Amonortais) Divine Wife of Amun (740 700 BC). The daughter of King Kashta, the founder of the Twenty fifth Dynasty, Amenardis I was adopted as a daughter by *Shepenopet I, the daughter of Osorkon III. Thus, she became heiress to the title… … Ancient Egypt
