Editing High priest (section)

==Ancient Egypt==
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[[File:Pinudjem-II.jpg|thumb|right|[[Pinedjem II]] as [[High Priest of Amun]] in Thebes. From his ''[[Book of the Dead]]'']]
In [[ancient Egypt]], a high priest was the chief priest of any of the many gods revered by the Egyptians.
* While not regarded as a dynasty, the [[High Priest of Amun]] at [[Thebes, Egypt]] were nevertheless of such power and influence that they were effectively the rulers of [[Upper Egypt]] from 1080 to {{Circa|943 BCE}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dodson|first1=Aidan|author-link1=Aidan Dodson|last2=Hilton|first2=Dyan|title=The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ONKiQAAACAAJ|year=2010|publisher=Thames & Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-28857-3}}</ref>
* [[High Priest of Osiris]]. The main cult of Osiris was in [[Abydos, Egypt]].
* [[High Priest of Ptah]]. The main cult of Ptah was in [[Memphis, Egypt]].<ref name=DodsonHilton>Dodson and Hilton, ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt'', 2004.</ref><ref>Wilkinson, ''The Complete Temples of Ancient Egypt'', 2000, Thames and Hudson, p. 83.</ref>
* [[High Priest of Ra]]. The main cult of Ra was in [[Heliopolis (ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]].
* [[God's Wife of Amun]] – the highest-ranking priestess of the Amun cult