Herihor
Herihor was an Egyptian army officer, vizier, and eventually a ruler of Upper Egypt as High Priest of Amun at Thebes (1080 BC to 1074 BC) during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses XI.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.name
- Herihor
- Pharaoh.image
- KingHerihorAdoreOsiris.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Herihor from the Book of the Dead papyrus of his wife Nodjmet.
- Pharaoh.role
- High Priest of Amun and Pharaoh
- Pharaoh.reign
- 1080–1074
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Piankh?
- Pharaoh.successor
- Pinedjem I
- Pharaoh.death_date
- 1074 BC
- Pharaoh.spouse
- Nodjmet
- Pharaoh.children
- 25, including20 sons and 5 daughters
- Pharaoh.Coregency
- Ramesses XI
- Pharaoh.nomen_hiero
- i-m:n-N1:H8*Z1-G5
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Chronological and genealogical position
- Life
- Herihor and the Nodjmet problem
- Ethiopian tradition
- Issue
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Herihor was an Egyptian army officer, vizier, and eventually a ruler of Upper Egypt as High Priest of Amun at Thebes (1080 BC to 1074 BC) during the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses XI.
==Chronological and genealogical position== Traditionally his career was placed before that of the High Priest of Amun, Piankh, since it was believed that the latter was his son. However, this filiation was based on an incorrect reconstruction by Karl Richard Lepsius of a scene in the Temple of Khonsu. It is now believed that the partly preserved name of the son of Herihor depicted there was not , but rather .