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A lector priest, in ancient Egypt, was a priest who recited spells and hymns during official ceremonies, such as temple rituals. Such priests also sold their services to laymen, reciting texts during private apotropaic rituals or at funerals.〔Ritner, Robert Kriech (1993). ''The Mechanics of Ancient Egyptian Magical Practice''. pp. 220–222〕 As such, they were some of the most prominent practitioners of "magic" in ancient Egypt. In ancient Egyptian literature, lector priests are often portrayed as the keepers of secret knowledge and the performers of amazing magical feats.〔Doxey, Denise, "Priesthood", in Redford, Donald B. (ed) (2001). ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt''. Vol. III, pp. 69–70〕 The highest-ranking lector priest in a temple, the chief lector priest, managed the temple's archives of ritual texts.〔 The term "lector priest" is usually used to translate the Egyptian title, ''ẖry-ḥb.t'', which literally means "the carrier of the book of ritual".〔Collier, Mark, and Bill Manley (1998). ''How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs''. p. 33〕 The term for a chief lector priest, ''ẖry-ḥb.t ḥry-tp'', was so closely associated with magic that, in Late Egyptian, the shortened form ''hry-tp'' became a general term for "magician".〔 Lector priests wore a sash across the chest that indicated their position.〔 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「lector priest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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