New Kingdom . Brother of Queen
Tiye. The office of second prophet of Amun was created in the beginning of the
18th Dynasty during the reign of
Ahmose I. A donation stela from Karnak records how king Ahmose purchased the office of
Second Prophet of Amun and endowed the position with land, goods and administrators. The position of Second Prophet of Amun was put under the authority of the
God's Wife of Amun at its creation. :Made in the presence of the [...officials...] of the territory of Thebes and the temple priesthood of Amun. What was said m hm n stp-si l.p.h. on this day, [saying]: "The office of Second Priest of Amun [shall] belong to the God's Wife, Great Royal Wife, united with the white crown,
Ahmose-Nefertari, living; having been made for her in an imyt-pr, from son to son, heir to heir, [without allowing] it [to be interfered by anybody forever and ever. The endowment was given to Queen Ahmose-Nefertari and her descendants. The record was signed and later confirmed by an oracle. During the reign of
Hatshepsut and
Tuthmosis III, the Second Prophet was involved in royal constructions at
Karnak. The Second Prophet
Puimre oversaw the erection of an ebony shrine dedicated to Hatshepsut, the construction of two obelisks for Tuthmosis II and the construction of doors made of Tura limestone. In Puimre's tomb it is shown that he additionally was in charge of receiving goods from oases and tribute from Nubia, including captives. ==Notable Second Prophets of Amun==