Thuty (High Priest of Amun)
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Thuty was a High Priest of Amun
from the time of Ahmose I
(18th Dynasty
).
Thuty is known from a funerary cone
in the Metropolitan Museum. The cone is inscribed for "The First Prophet of Amun and Overseer of Treasurers, Thuty." The funerary cones make mention of "The good God Neb-pehty-Re" (Ahmose).
High Priests of Amun
The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun was the highest ranking priest in the priesthood of the Ancient Egyptian god Amun...
from the time of Ahmose I
Ahmose I
Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of pharaoh Tao II Seqenenre and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, King Kamose...
(18th Dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
).
Thuty is known from a funerary cone
Funerary cone
Funerary cones are an Ancient Egyptian artifact, almost exclusively in the Theban necropolis, placed over the entrance of the chapel of a tomb. Early examples have been found from the Eleventh Dynasty, but are generally undecorated...
in the Metropolitan Museum. The cone is inscribed for "The First Prophet of Amun and Overseer of Treasurers, Thuty." The funerary cones make mention of "The good God Neb-pehty-Re" (Ahmose).