MemphisAkhetaten(Amarna)Thebes(Luxor)

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Parennefer

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A name borne by two attested officials of the era: a royal cupbearer who followed Akhenaten from Thebes to Akhetaten and cut tombs at both sites, and Parennefer called Wennefer, High Priest of Amun in the restoration years. The series’ Parennefer is the high priest.

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