Minmose was the High Priest of

Anhur In Ancient Egyptian mythology, Onuris (also known as Onouris, Anhur, Anhuret, Han-Her, Inhert) was a god of war who was worshipped in the Egyptian area of Abydos, and particularly in Thinis. Myths told that he had brought his wife, Mehit, who wa ...

during the reign of

Ramesses II Ramesses II (sometimes written Ramses or Rameses) (; , , ; ), commonly known as Ramesses the Great, was an Pharaoh, Egyptian pharaoh. He was the third ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Nineteenth Dynasty. Along with Thutmose III of th ...

.Kitchen, Kenneth A., Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt, Aris & Phillips. pp 170-171, 1983 Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001

Family

Minmose was the son of the high Priest of Anhur Hori and his wife Inty. Minmose was well connected. He was the brother-in-law to the Northern

Vizier A vizier (; ; ) is a high-ranking political advisor or Minister (government), minister in the Near East. The Abbasids, Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a help ...

Prehotep I. Minmose was married to Buia called Khat-Nisu. Their daughter Huneroy was married to the Vizier Prehotep II.

Career

Minmose succeeded his father Hori as the Chamberlain of Shu and

Tefnut Tefnut ( ; ) is a deity in Ancient Egyptian religion, the feminine counterpart of the air god Shu. Her mythological function is less clear than that of Shu, but Egyptologists have suggested she is connected with moisture, based on a passage in t ...

, and High Priest of Anhur. The center of worship was at

Thinis Thinis ( Greek: Θίνις ''Thinis'', Θίς ''This'' ; Egyptian: Tjenu; ; ) was the capital city of pre- unification Upper Egypt. Thinis remains undiscovered but is well attested by ancient writers, including the classical historian Manetho ...

. The position of High Priest had been held by

Nebwenenef Nebwenenef was High Priest of Amun at the beginning of the reign of Ramesses II during the 19th Dynasty. Prior to that, Nebwenenef had served as High Priest of Anhur and High Priest of Hathor during the reign of Seti I and possibly even ...

. When Nebwenenef was appointed

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 ...

, the priesthood of Anhur was given to Minmose's father Hori.

Monuments

* Granite statue with

sistrum A sistrum (plural: sistra or (in Latin) sīstra; from the Greek ''seistron'' of the same meaning; literally "that which is being shaken", from ''seiein'', "to shake") is a musical instrument of the percussion family, a form of rattle, used mo ...

(Cairo CGC 1203) The text identifies Minmose as the High Priest of Anhur and the son of Hori and Inty, * Statuette, Brighton Art Gallery and MuseumJ. J. Clère, ''Deux Statues 'Gardiennes de Porte' D'époque Ramesside'', The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 54 (Aug., 1968), pp. 135-148 * Black granite table of offerings from Mesheikh (Cairo CGC 23095) The inscriptions mention Minmose's wife and parents. * Tomb chapel at Abydos * Shabti figures of Minmose from Abydos The texts mention Minmose's wife Khat-Nisu and an (unnamed) son who serves as Second Priest of Anhur. * Basalt statuette from Abydos (two fragments) Inscribed for the High Priest of Anhur Minmose. * Votive pot for the Vizier Prehotep * Pot fragments from offerings in the "Tomb of Osiris" Minmose is referred to as High Priest of Anhur and as Prophet of Maat. The text mentions his father Hori. * Granite block statue from Mesheikh (Cairo CGC 548) Minmose has the title Fanbearer. The front of the statue shows a lioness-headed goddess.

References

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