High Priest of Ptah
Who - cherep - hemut was an ancient Egyptian title and the name of the High Priest of Ptah. "Who - cherep - hemut " means " World's Greatest Head of craftsmen ", which in turn alludes to the importance of the god Ptah as the god of craftsmen. The Temple of Ptah were connected important workshops, had the supremacy of the High Priest of Ptah.
As high priest, in Memphis, one of the most important cities of ancient Egypt, this high priest also often played a nationally important political role. In the New Kingdom and in the third meantime it has been mostly occupied by royal sons. In the Ptolemaic period they were an important political figure in the country and connected by marriage with the royal house.
Background
The title " Who - cherep - hemut " is attested since the 2nd dynasty, but the exact reading and translation of the title is controversial. In the Old Kingdom the title seems to have still been no official high priest, but was the title of the head of the Memphite workshops. There was probably at this time two incumbents. It was only in the 6th Dynasty, it became a priest title, the incumbent often also bear the title Sem.
The title
The title is occupied mainly in the Old Kingdom in different variants. The most common form is " World's Greatest Head of craftsmen ", next to it the variant titles appear " World's Greatest Head of craftsmen in the two houses ", " World's Greatest Head of craftsmen in the two houses of the feast of Re" (or " World's Greatest Head of craftsmen in the two houses on the day of the feast ") and " World's Greatest Head of the craftsman on the day of the feast. "
List of champions
Old Kingdom
- Neferdjedptah, ( 2nd or 3rd Dynasty)
- Nebu, ( 4th or 5th dynasty )
- Ptahschepses ( I. ), ( Mycerinus to Niuserre )
- Sabu ( Sahura )
- Ranefer, (5th Dynasty)
- Anchneferre, (5th Dynasty)
- Sabu Ibbi, ( Teti, perhaps son of Ptahschepses I. )
- Ptahschepses ( II ), ( Teti to Pepi I. ), son of Sabu Ibbi
- Ptahschepses (III ), ( 6th dynasty )
- Kanefer
- Sabukem, ( 6th dynasty )
- Setjiu, ( 6th dynasty )
- Sabu Tjeti, ( end of the 6th Dynasty )
- Anchu, ( First Intermediate Period )
- Ptahschepses Impi, son of Anchu? ( First Intermediate Period )
Middle Kingdom
- Ptahemhab
- Sesostrisanch
- Sehetepibreanch
- Chakaureanch
- Nubkaureanch
- Chet ...
- Sehetepibreanchnedjem
- Nebpu
- Sehetepibreanchscheri
- SergeM
- Senebui
- Sobekhotep Haku
New Kingdom
- Mentu
- Paimred
- Sennefer
- Ptahmose (I.)
- Ptahmose ( II )
- Ptahmose ( III.)
- Thutmose
- Ptahmose ( IV )
- Ptahmose (v. )
- Pahemnetjer
- Penpanebes
- Wermer
- Ptahmeri
- Ptahemhat
- Hori
- Dedia
- Nebmehit
- Sokaremsaef
- Neteruihetep
- Pahemnetjer
- Sennefer
- Pahemnetjer
- Pahemnetjer
- Merenptah
- Hui
- Khaemwaset
- Rahotep
- Ptahmose
- Neschnacht ...
- Ptahemachet (I.)
- Neferrenpet
- Ptahemachet ( II )
- Khaemwaset
- Hori
- Yri
- Pahemnetjer
- Khaemwaset
- Nana