ABSTRACT
The transfer of royal power to Horemheb seems to have taken place smoothly and with no sign of opposition. Possibly he had already made a pact with the powerful priesthood of Amun. It is significant perhaps that in his coronation decree, Horemheb stated that he appointed priests ‘from the pick of the army’. As the former Commander-in-Chief, had he already placed his supporters in these influential positions during the short reign of Ay in order to facilitate his own elevation to the throne?
