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High Priest of Ra

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The High Priest of Re was known in Egyptian as the wr-m3w which translates as Greatest of Seers. [1] The main cult of Ra was in Heliopolis. The high priests of Ra are not as well documented as the high priests of other deities such as Amun and Ptah.

Old Kingdom

New Kingdom

References

  1. ^ Elizabeth Frood, John Baines, Biographical texts from Ramessid Egypt