Petosiris (Ancient Greek: Πετόσιρις),[1][2] 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.
There is a pseudepigraphic onomantic text, Petosiris to Nechepso, and it is possible that the priestly Petosiris described in this article is the inspiration for the attribution of authorship.[3] Nechepso lived in the 7th century BCE and that the text is likely 2nd century BCE.
Notes
- ↑ Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Petosiris
- ↑ Suda, pi, 1399
- ↑ Bartson, T. (2002-11-01). Ancient Astrology. p. 26. ISBN 9780203410714.
References
- Lefebvre, Gustave: Le Tombeau de Petosiris, L'institut Français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo, 1924
- Lichtheim, Miriam: Ancient Egyptian Literature, Vol.3, University of California Press 1980, pp. 44ff.
- Caroli, Christian A.: Ptolemaios I. Soter - Herrscher zweier Kulturen, Badawi Artes Afro Arabica, 2007, ISBN 3-938828-05-6, ISBN 978-3-938828-05-2, pp. 148–158.
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