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III.60. Ptahemwia (11) Date: Ramesses III (based on the cartouche on the stele) Genealogy: Ptahemwia (II) ő CT Hathor © Hori 3 Henutmire ? Tomb: unknown Remains: — stele, Stockholm, Medelhavsmuseet, NME 057 Functional titles: wdpw nswt ss nswt Honorific title: hsjj 3 n Jmn-R° nswt ntr.w Ptahemwia (II) is known only from his limestone stele, now located in Stockholm (NME 157), dated to the reign of Ramesses III. The upper part of the object has been lost. In the field, Ptahemwia (II) is kneeling on the left in the posture of adoration before AmunRe standing on the right. It is worth noting the unusual proportions of the figures, both in the case of the individual figures and in relation to each other. The five columns of inscription above them contain the praise of the owner to the deity. The provenance of the stele is unknown, however, Peterson assumes a possible Theban origin.”” This theory might be supported by the presence of the main deity of the settlement, Amun-Re on the stele as well as in the honorific title of the owner, Asjj 3 n Jmn-R° nswt nir.w ‘greatly favoured of Amun-Re, king of the gods’. Furthermore, a Theban origin would explain the designation of Ptahemwia (II) as wdpw nswt ‘royal wdpw’, which would refer to his 768 for instance, an participation in a particular mission there commanded by the king, inspection of the working progress of his tomb in the Valley of the Kings, during which he erected the stele as an ex-voto somewhere in the area. Nevertheless, however convenient this explanation may seem, it is pure speculation. As for the family of Ptahemwia (II), there is no information on his parents, but his wife was a certain Hathor, whose Theban origin is emphasized in the inscriptions of their son, Hori, who also bore the title ‘royal wb?’ as well as ‘royal wdpw’ during the reign of Ramesses II] as well as Ramesses IV.”® This is the only case in this corpus when father 77 Peterson, 1969, 111. 7 For further discussion on the usage of the two titles, see p. 91. 7 For the discussion on Hori, see p. 221.