Wenennefer (High Priest of Osiris)

For the High Priest of Amun with a similar name, see Parennefer called Wennefer.

Wenennefer High Priest of Osiris
Naos depicting Wenennefer (left) while adoring Isis, from Abydos
Predecessor	Mery
Successor	Hori
Dynasty	19th Dynasty
Pharaoh	Ramesses II
Father	Mery
Mother	Maianuy
Children	Hori

Wenennefer (also Wennefer, Wennufer or Unnefer) was an ancient Egyptian High Priest of Osiris at Abydos, during the reign of pharaoh Ramesses II of the 19th Dynasty.

Biography

His name "Wenennefer" ("the one who continues to be perfect"), is one of the epithets of Osiris, which alludes to this god's post-mortem power.^[1]
His father was the High Priest of Osiris Mery while his mother was Maianuy; he was married with Tiy who gave him at least a son, Hori. Following a practice typical of the New Kingdom, Wenennefer inherited from his father the office of High Priest of Osiris, and after thirty-five years of priesthood he left it to his son Hori, who in turn later in his life left the office to his son Yuyu.^[2]

References

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↑ Mark Collier & Bill Manley, How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs, British Museum Press, 1998, ISBN 0-7141-1910-5, p. 42.
↑ Michael Rice, Who is who in Ancient Egypt, 1999 (2004), Routledge, London, ISBN 0-203-44328-4, pp. 219-220.

Officials and priests during the reign of Ramesses II

Viziers

Viceroy of Kush

Overseer of the treasuries

Nebiot
Amenmose
Panehsy
Suti
Pay-ten-hab
Amenemone

Overseer of the Granary

Siese the Elder
Qeny
Siese the Younger
Kheriuf

High Priest

of Amun	Nebwenenef Paser Bakenkhonsu Roma called Roy

of Ptah	Huy Pahemnetjer Didia Khaemwaset Neferronpet Hori I

of Re	Bak Amenemope Meryatum

of Osiris	Mery Wenennefer Hori Yuyu

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