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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 | | 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 Ptahemwia (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 regarding 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 functional 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.
