Petosiris
Sign in to savethumb|150px|Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel thumb|150px|The Coffin of Petosiris in the Egyptian Museum. thumb|125px|Façade of the tomb of Petosiris (east side) at Tuna el-Gebel Petosiris (), called Ankhefenkhons, was the high priest of Thoth at Hermopolis and held various priestly degrees in the service of Sakhmet, Khnum, Amen-Re and Hathor.
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thumb|150px|Tomb of Petosiris at Tuna el-Gebel thumb|150px|The Coffin of Petosiris in the Egyptian Museum. thumb|125px|Façade of the tomb of Petosiris (east side) at Tuna el-Gebel Petosiris (), called Ankhefenkhons, was the high priest of Thoth at Hermopolis and held various priestly degrees in the service of Sakhmet, Khnum, Amen-Re and Hathor.
Petosiris was the son of Sishu and Nefer-renpet. He lived in the second half of the 4th century BCE, during the 28th Dynasty. In his tomb, located in the necropolis at Tuna el-Gebel, Petosiris prided himself on having re-established the fortunes of the temples in which he served.