Roma called Roy
Roma called Roy High Priest of Amun | |
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Predecessor | Bakenkhons I |
Successor | ? |
Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Ramesses II, Merenptah and Seti II |
Wife | Tamut, Tabest |
Burial | TT 283 |
Roma called Roy was High Priest of Amun at the end of the reign of Ramesses II and continued into the reigns of Merenptah and likely Seti II. 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) and a divine father pure of hands.[1]
Roma's wife Tamut is mentioned in his tomb,[2] while a wife named Tabest is named on a stela in Leiden.[3]
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Roma called Roy Roma - true of voice - called Roy | ||||||||||
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||
Egyptian hieroglyphs |
Burial[]
Roma called Roy was buried in in Dra' Abu el-Naga'.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Mansour El-Noubi, A Harper's Song from the Tomb of Roma-Roy at Thebes (TT 283), Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, Bd. 25, (1998), pp. 251-255
- ^ a b Porter and Moss, The Topographical Bibliography, Volume I Part 1. The Theban Necropolis. Private Tombs. (2nd ed.) 2004
- ^ H.D. Schneider and M.J. Raven, Life and Death Under the Pharaohs, Australia, 1999, pg 40-41
Categories:
- Theban High Priests of Amun
- People of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- 13th-century BC clergy
- Ramesses II
- Ancient Egypt people stubs