Divine Adoratrice of Amun

The Divine Adoratrice of Amun (Egyptian: dw3.t nṯr n ỉmn) was a second title – after the God's Wife of Amun – created for the chief priestess of the Ancient Egyptian deity, Amun. During the first millennium BCE, when the holder of this office exercised her largest measure of influence, her position was an important appointment facilitating the transfer of power from one pharaoh to the next, when his daughter was adopted to fill it by the incumbent office holder. The Divine Adoratrice ruled over the extensive temple duties and domains, controlling a significant part of the ancient Egyptian economy.

Divine Adoratrice of Amun

The Divine Adoratrice of Amun (Egyptian: dw3.t nṯr n ỉmn) was a second title – after the God's Wife of Amun – created for the chief priestess of the Ancient Egyptian deity, Amun. During the first millennium BCE, when the holder of this office exercised her largest measure of influence, her position was an important appointment facilitating the transfer of power from one pharaoh to the next, when his daughter was adopted to fill it by the incumbent office holder. The Divine Adoratrice ruled over the extensive temple duties and domains, controlling a significant part of the ancient Egyptian economy.