setemn.
/ˈsɛtɛm/ Egyptology.
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1963 C. M. Forde tr. Desroches-Noblecourt Tutankhamen vi. 181 He officiated as the last scion of the royal family in the role of the Setem priest at the funeral of his predecessor.
1972 I. E. S. Edwards Treasures of Tutankhamun 43 (caption) King Ay, wearing the leopard skin of a setem-priest performs the Opening of the Mouth ceremony.
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