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THE 197? DYNASTY
III.30, Ptahpatener
Date: early 19" dynasty (based on the stylistic criteria of the stele and on the titles
of the owner)
Genealogy: 7d To Q
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Djehutiherhesetef 4 Ptahpenneferhotep &
73 Nakhtmut ?
Nebui © Henut ® Ptahpatener 3 Tauser ©
Tomb: most likely in Saqqara
Remains: — stele, Bologna, Museo Civico Archeologico, EG 1906
Functional titles: wb3 nswt wb “.wj
hrj-hbt n Hr-m-hb
hm ntr n Hr-m-hb
hm nir
wb
Ptahpatener is the first wb3 nswt ‘royal wb?’ dated with certainty to the 19" dynasty. The only
monument to him is a limestone funerary stele, the provenance of which is not documented,
however, Bresciani believes that it comes from Thebes.” She bases her opinion, on the one
hand, on the titles of the owner that are linked to the cult of Horemheb, consequently with
his tomb and his mortuary temple in Thebes, and on the other hand, on certain features of
the decoration of the stele, as well as the title smj.t n Jmn ‘chantress of Amun’ of the female
relatives. This latter argument is not entirely substantiated, insomuch as the wives of Pta¬
hemwia (1) and Paatenemheb, as well as the presumed mother of Qema also bore this title,
and all of their tombs were located in the Memphite necropolis.°® As for her remark regard¬
ing the titles of Ptahpatener, however, it is reasonable, indeed. He bore the religious titles
wb ‘wab-priest’, hrj-hbt n Hr-m-hb ‘lector priest of Horemheb’ and hm ntr n Hr-m-hb ‘prophet
of Horemheb, and the duties associated with these titles — supposedly that they were func¬
tional titles, and not only honorary ones — required the personal presence of the title holder
67 Bresciani, 1985, 70.
6°8 See the discussions on the certain ‘royal wh3s’ on pp. 155, 165, and 168, respectively.