Herihor - The Priest Who Became Pharaoh

the man immortalized in history as haror was born in 1080 BC in theeb Egypt while his Origins are unknown it is thought that his parents were libyans haror was an ancient Egyptian high official of the 20th Dynasty during the New Kingdom serving as vizer and later succeeding piank in the offices of high priest of Amon and Viceroy of kush as well just before the start of the 21st Dynasty Harry wh Advanced through the ranks of the military dur during the reign of rames VI 11th after the death of rames VI 11th which officially marked the end of the New Kingdom Harry hor became the de facto ruler of Upper Egypt and Nubia even claiming Royal titular meanwhile Pharaoh smendes I who succeeded Ramses VI 11th merely ruled over Lower Egypt from Tannis haror successors of the Amun priesthood in thieves would inherit his powerful position throughout the 21st Dynasty de arations in the for court of the Temple of konu at carak depict horb and nimet as husband and wife nimet may have been the daughter of the last ramside Pharaoh Ramsey VI 11th haror like pank Advanced through the ranks of the military during the reign of Ramses VI 11th haror became high priest of Amon General isimo and Viceroy of kush sometime after year 10 of the Renaissance since pank is last attested in these offices this year har May well have been Pan's designated heir to these powerful positions at the decoration of the Hostile Hall walls of the Temple of consu at carak haror is shown performing his duties as high priest of Amon under king Ramses VI 11th and thus served several years in this office at the end of the 20th Dynasty though his authority had effectively superseded that of the king when ramse the 11th died haror due to his positions of high priest of Amon and Viceroy of kush ultimately became the deao ruler of Upper Egypt and Nubia at this time haror assumed Royal status and openly adopted Royal titular har wh's usurpation of Royal privileges is observed in the decoration of the court of the consu temple but his Royal date lines betray nothing of the royal status he enjoyed according to the Contemporary scenes and inscriptions of the court of the konu temple meanwhile smendes I had buried Ramses VI 11th and thus legitimately in inherited the throne inaugurating the 21st Dynasty from his hometown Tannis even if he did not control Upper Egypt and Nubia which were now effectively in the hands of haror and his successor priests ruling from thieves haror features in the story of wamon which is said to have taken place in year five of smendes I although the historical validity of this ancient Egyptian story is often questioned this date seems to be accurate when compared to the chronolog iCal evidence Harry hor is also mentioned in several year five and year six mummy linen graffiti it seems that under Harry wh's pontificate a beginning was made with locating and opening old tombs either to protect them against tomb violation or to use their buried Treasures to finance Affairs of the state eventually the priests of amoon of the 21st Dynasty scoured The Valleys to find burials tombs and mummies were stripped of valuables rewrapped and placed in group Graves cashes the shrouds and bandages of these rewrapped mummies record every single high priest of the 21st Dynasty including haror presumably buried at the thean necropolis the whereabouts of harh wh's Tomb and mummy remain unknown his successor as high priest was pinem the fur who may have been his brother if pan was the father of both of them