Divine Adoratrice of Amun

dwꜣt nṯr n ỉmn Duatnetjer-en-Amun in hieroglyphs
Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC)

dw3.t nṯr – Duatnetjer Divine Adoratrice (short form) in hieroglyphs
Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC)

The Divine Adoratrice of Amun (Egyptian: dwꜣt nṯr n jmn) was a second title – after 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.