Yuyu (sometimes written Iuiu) was an

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at Abydos, during the reign of

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and possibly

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of the

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Biography

Yuyu came from a long line of High Priests of Osiris, He was the sixth holder of the High Priesthood in his family.Kitchen, Kenneth A., ''Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, King of Egypt'', Aris & Phillips. 1983, pp171 He was in the past thought to be the son of the High Priest of Osiris Hori, and grandson of the High Priest of Osiris Wenennefer. On the stela now in the

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, Yuya is however identified as the son of the High Priest Wennenefer and the Chantress of Osiris Tiy. This would make him a brother of the aforementioned Hori.Kitchen, Kenneth A. ''Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III)'' Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, pg 328-329, In more recent publications Hori and Yuyu are both recognized as sons of Wenennefer.H Franzmeier, ''News from Parahotep: The small Finds from his Tomb rediscovered'', Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 2014, pp 151-179 Yuyu is depicted on a double statue of his father Wenennefer and his grandfather the High Priest of Osiris Mery. The statue (Cairo JdE 35257) shows the family of the High priest Wenennefer on the dorsal surface. Yuyu is depicted after his brother Ramose, who was a Stablemaster. Yuyu is listed as a Prophet of Isis. Yuyu is followed by his brothers the Second Prophet of Osiris Siese, the Prophet of Hor(us) Hor, and the Priest and Lector of Osiris Mery. In another row are the sisters of Yuyu: Wiay, Istnofret, Mutnofret and Buia.Kitchen, Kenneth A. ''Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III)'' Wiley-Blackwell. 2001, pg 319-320, Among Yuyu's monuments, there is a

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statue depicting him while holding a '' naos'' with the god

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, now exhibited in the

(A 69).Yuyu's statue in The Louvre
/ref> On the statue Yuyu has the titles of High Priest of Osiris, Chamberlain of the Chief of the West and Hesek-priest of the Lord of Abydos. Yuyu's son and successor was

Siese Siese ( "son of Isis", Egyptological pronunciation: Zaaset) was a vizier and treasurer of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He was most likely in office under Senusret III (about 1878 to 1839 BCE). Career From objects it is possible to reconstruct el ...

References

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