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الزوجات الإلهيات لآمون God's Wife of Amun

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 الزوجات الإلهيات لآمون God's Wife of Amun God's Wife of Amun The God's Wife of Amun was the highest ranking priestess in the cult of Amun. She was associated with the temple of Amun in Karnak. When Queen Ahmose Nefertari was given the position of God's Wife, land and property was endowed for this priestly position. The Divine adoratrix was a priestess ranking slightly below the God's Wife and she may have served as a deputy or stand in for the God's Wife. The position of God's Wife of Amun was  reserved for royal women. The position was usually given to the mother of the king (in the earlier part of the new kingdom) or to the daughter of a king. The position of divine adoratrix could be held by non-royal women as well. God's Wife (of Amun) - hmt ntjr (en imn) Divine Adoratrix - dwat ntjr God's Hand - djrt ntjr 18th dynasty Sit-ir-bau: Royal woman from the early 18th or late 17th dynasty depicted in the tomb of Khabeknet.