| Parennefer-Wenennefer | ||||||||||
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| Predecessor: Maya |
High Priest of Amun | Successor: Nebnetjeru-Tjenry | ||||||||
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty | |||||||||
| Pharaoh(s) | Tutankhamun – Horemheb | |||||||||
| Titles | High Priest of Amun High Priest of Onuris Royal Sealbearer | |||||||||
| Father | Minhotep | |||||||||
| Mother | Maia | |||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Iset | |||||||||
| Issue | Hori, Amenemonet, Amenemopet, Khaemwaset, Henutmehyt, three unnamed daughters | |||||||||
| Burial | Unknown | |||||||||
Parennefer-Wenennefer (transliteration: pꜣ-rn-nfr wn-n-nfr) was High Priest of Amun under Pharaohs Tutankhamun, perhaps Ay, and Horemheb (and possibly later) of the 18th Dynasty during the New Kingdom. Parennefer was High Priest of Onuris and Royal Sealbearer before being raised to the position of High Priest of Amun.
Family[]
a family monument of his son Amenemonet (Naples Museum 1069) documents Parennefer's parents as Minhotep and Maia.[1] Monuments also attest two younger brothers of Parennefer: Pennesuttawy, who was a troop commander in Kush, and Minmose, who served as the High Priest of Min and Isis at Panopolis.[1]
Parennefer's wife Iset was the Chief of the Harem of Amun. A family monument lists four sons and a daughter: Hori, who - like his father - became High Priest of Onuris before Amun; Amenemonet, who became Chief of the Works; Amenemopet, who became High Priest of Ra at Heliopolis and Chief Steward; and Khaemwaset, who was a scribe of the sacred books at Karnak. Only one sister is known by name; Henutmehyt, who married the Steward of the Temple of Ptah.[1] Three more daughters are mentioned, but the names have been lost; one married the Steward of Amun, another married a noblewoman in the House of the King, the last became the wife of an Overseer of the Chariotry.[1]
Career[]
Parennefer-Wenennefer may have succeeded Maya in the office of High Priest of Amun. This would mean that he was the first High Priest of Amun after the priesthood's restoration at the end of the Amarna Period.
He was succeeded as High Priest by Nebnetjeru-Tjenry. His son, Hori, was to become High Priest of Amun later under Ramesses II.
Burial[]
The whereabouts of Parennefer's burial and mummy remain unknown.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Kitchen, K.A., 1996: Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations. Vol. III. Blackwell Publishers.
| Predecessor: Maya |
High Priest of Amun 18th Dynasty |
Successor: Nebnetjeru-Tjenry |