Pahemnetjer
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Pahemnetjer was a High Priest of Ptah
during the reign of Ramesses II
. Pahemnetjer succeeded Huy
as High Priest of Ptah
and was in turn succeeded by his son Didia
.
Pahemnetjer was the son of a dignitary named Mahu according to a block from Florence. He was married to a lady named Huneroy, and he was the father of both Didia
and Prehotep II
.
Pahemnetjer held a vast array of titles: noble and count, Sole companion who is loved, the Sem-priest and Chief Directing Crafts (= High priest of Ptah), Chief of secrets in the Temples, who sees the secrets of all the gods.
On his sarcophagus and inner coffin Pahemnether is also described as born of Geb
, Ruler of Both Lands and the revered one before Thoth
.
The sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer is in the British Museum
. The location of his tomb is not known however, but it is presumed to be in Saqqara
.
Pahemnetjer is attested in/on:
High Priest of Ptah
The High Priest of Ptah was sometimes referred to as the Greatest of the Masters of the Craftsmen . This title refers to Ptah as the patron god of the craftsmen.The office of the High Priest of Ptah was located in Memphis...
during the reign of Ramesses II
Ramesses II
Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...
. Pahemnetjer succeeded Huy
Huy (High Priest of Ptah)
Huy was a High Priest of Ptah during the reign of Ramesses II. Huy is known from two shabtis dedicated at an Apis burial in the Serapeum. The Apis burials are dated to years 16 and 30. Huy may have served as High priest of Ptah from approximately year 2 to year 20 of the reign of Ramesses II. Huy...
as High Priest of Ptah
High Priest of Ptah
The High Priest of Ptah was sometimes referred to as the Greatest of the Masters of the Craftsmen . This title refers to Ptah as the patron god of the craftsmen.The office of the High Priest of Ptah was located in Memphis...
and was in turn succeeded by his son Didia
Didia
Didia was High Priest of Ptah during the reign of Ramesses II. Didia succeeded his father Pahemnetjer into the office of High Priest of Ptah....
.
Pahemnetjer was the son of a dignitary named Mahu according to a block from Florence. He was married to a lady named Huneroy, and he was the father of both Didia
Didia
Didia was High Priest of Ptah during the reign of Ramesses II. Didia succeeded his father Pahemnetjer into the office of High Priest of Ptah....
and Prehotep II
Prehotep II (Vizier)
The Ancient Egyptian Noble Prehotep II was Vizier, in the latter part of the reign of Ramesses II, during the 19th dynasty.-Family:...
.
Pahemnetjer held a vast array of titles: noble and count, Sole companion who is loved, the Sem-priest and Chief Directing Crafts (= High priest of Ptah), Chief of secrets in the Temples, who sees the secrets of all the gods.
On his sarcophagus and inner coffin Pahemnether is also described as born of Geb
Geb
Geb was the Egyptian god of the Earth and a member of the Ennead of Heliopolis. It was believed in ancient Egypt that Geb's laughter was earthquakes and that he allowed crops to grow. The name was pronounced as such from the Greek period onward,...
, Ruler of Both Lands and the revered one before Thoth
Thoth
Thoth was considered one of the more important deities of the Egyptian pantheon. In art, he was often depicted as a man with the head of an ibis or a baboon, animals sacred to him. His feminine counterpart was Seshat...
.
The sarcophagus of Pahemnetjer is in the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. The location of his tomb is not known however, but it is presumed to be in Saqqara
Saqqara
Saqqara is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital, Memphis. Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step pyramid of Djoser, sometimes referred to as the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of...
.
Pahemnetjer is attested in/on:
- A statue in a naos frame originally from Saqqara, now in the Cairo Museum (JdE 89046).
- A red granite sarcophagus now in the British Museum (BM 18).
- A wooden coffin, now in Berlin (Berlin 33).
- A wall fragment (Cairo TN 29/6/24/12)
- A wall fragment now in Stockholm (National Museum Inv 54)
- A pillar, now in Florence (No. 2607). Pahemnetjer is shown adoring SekhmetSekhmetIn Egyptian mythology, Sekhmet , was originally the warrior goddess as well as goddess of healing for Upper Egypt. She is depicted as a lioness, the fiercest hunter known to the Egyptians. It was said that her breath created the desert...
. The inscription identifies him as a son of Mehu and born of the Lady of the House Nena. - A black granite statue in the Cairo Museum (CG 1087); Pahemnetjer has the titles Greatest of the directors of craftsmen, etc.
- A statue of his son: Rahotep, Governor of the Town and Vizier, etc., son of Pahemneter, Greatest of the directors of craftsmen of Ptah, Brit. Mus. EA 712