page_title: High Priest of Amun
hierarchical_section_title: High Priest of Amun
caption_attribution_description: Karnak_temple, Großer_Säulensaal, Relief
context_page_description: The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun was the highest-ranking priest in the priesthood of the ancient Egyptian god Amun. The first high priests of Amun appear in the New Kingdom of Egypt, at the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
context_section_description: The High Priest of Amun or First Prophet of Amun (ḥm nṯr tpj n jmn) was the highest-ranking priest in the priesthood of the ancient Egyptian god Amun. The first high priests of Amun appear in the New Kingdom of Egypt, at the beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
caption: The god Amun in Karnak.
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