Roma called Roy was

High Priest of Amun 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 beginnin ...

during the

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, at the end of the reign of

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and continued into the reigns of

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and likely

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. Roma served as third and second priest of Amun and finally as first prophet (high priest) of Amun. He was also a count (h3ty-a), a prince (

iry-pat Iry-pat ( "member of the elite") was an ancient Egyptian ranking title, that is a title announcing a high position in the hierarchy of the country. Iry-pat was indeed the highest ranking title at the royal court, and only the most important offic ...

) and a divine father pure of hands. Roma's wife Tamut is mentioned in his tomb, Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind L. B. with Burney, Ethel W.: ''Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.'' Volume I: ''The Theban Necropolis.'' Part 1: ''Private Tombs.'' 2nd edition, revised and augmented. Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 1970, pp. 356, 365–366, Map I
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from ''The Digital Topographical Bibliography'', 22.8 MB Retrieved May 11, 2024. while a wife named Tabest is named on a

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(Netherlands).H.D. Schneider and M.J. Raven, Life and Death Under the Pharaohs, Australia, 1999, pg 40-41

Stele

Also known is the stele from Leiden, which bears an inscription from Roma called Roy, and was once located on the east side of the eighth pylon of the

Karnak temple The Karnak Temple Complex, commonly known as Karnak (), comprises a vast mix of temples, pylons, chapels, and other buildings near Luxor, Egypt. Construction at the complex began during the reign of Senusret I (reigned 1971–1926 BC) in the ...

. It is an important source of the history of the 19th dynasty and contains information about the rise of the Theban priesthood and the introduction of the royal dynasty of the Ipui clan in Thebes. A part of the Roma called Roy inscription reads:

"Let my son take my place. And my office will be in his hands. And may it pass from father to son forever, as a just and useful man does in his master's house."

Burial

Roma called Roy was buried in

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References

Theban high priests of Amun People of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt 13th-century BC clergy Ramesses II Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub