Psherenptah II1, god's father, beloved of the god, master of secrets of the temple of Ptah at Rosetau and Rutiset, Chief of Artificers (High Priest of Memphis)2, son of Pedubast II3 by an unknown mother4, dates of birth and ascension to the pontificate unknown, married Berenice5, supposed daughter of Ptolemy VIII6 in or before year 49 = 122/17 by whom he had a son Pedubast III8 and probably Horemhotep9, died in or before 104/310.
[1] PP IX 5375c. Gr: Psenptais. Ý
[2] Stele Vienna 82 -- see PP IX 5375c. E. A. E. Reymond, From the Records of a Priestly Family of Memphis 133 adds that he was "master of secrets of the Osireion, Serapeoin, and the Homeland of Anubis" and "prince and count" (her "hereditary prince"), which are perfectly plausible. The string of titles is blessedly short because we have no contemporary monument for him. Ý
[3] Stele Vienna 82. Ý
[4] J. Quaegebeur in D. J. Crawford et al., Studies on Ptolemaic Memphis 61ff., proposes to identiify her as Taimhotep on the basis of statue Cherchel 47. See discussion under Pedubast II Ý
[5] Stele Vienna 82. Ý
[6] See discussion under Berenice. Ý
[7] Since Pedubast III was born in year 50 according to the chronoloogy of stele Vienna 82. Ý
[8] Stele Vienna 82. Ý
[9] See discussion under Horemhotep. Ý
[10] Since this is the year Pedubast III ascended to the pontificate according to the chronoloogy of stele Vienna 82. Ý
Update Notes:
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8 August 2012: Note that Berenice
is only a supposed daughter of Ptolemy
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