Editing Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (section)

==Depictions==
[[File:Head of a statue of Ptolemy VII at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens on October 26, 2021.jpg|thumb|right|Head of a statue of Ptolemy VII made of granite in the [[National Archaeological Museum, Athens|National Archaeological Museum]] of [[Greece]]]]

There are two preserved depictions of Ptolemy Memphites, on the western and eastern exteriors of the [[Cella|Naos]] of the [[Temple of Edfu|Temple of Horus at Edfu]]. In these two parallel scenes, the god [[Thoth]] is represented offering eternity to the enthroned Ptolemy VIII Euergetes Physcon, behind whom stand the diminutive figure of a son, wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt, and Cleopatra II, wearing a headdress with horns and tall plumes. The labels on the western exterior read: "The living ''ka'' of the King, the image of Swajba, the divine seed of the Lord of the Country, the King's Eldest Son, the King's Beloved, Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy, may he live forever, the Beloved of Ptah." The labels on the eastern exterior read: "Heir of the King, given birth by the Queen, who takes over from the Sole Lord, the King's Eldest Son, the King's Beloved, Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy, may he live forever, Beloved of Ptah, the God Euergetes." The heir, Ptolemy Memphites, is represented as king and his name is inscribed in a royal [[cartouche]], although there is no attestation of any formal co-regency between him and his father. The epithet Euergetes is shared by all three royal figures, and is derived from the style of the senior king, Ptolemy VIII Euergetes Physcon. The reliefs representing Ptolemy Memphites are dated to 140 BC or a little earlier, long before his death and subsequent deification as Neos Philopator.<ref>Cauville and Devauchelle 1984: 51-52, arguing that both reliefs represent Ptolemy Memphites, although some scholars thought only the eastern one did so; hieroglyphic texts in Chassinat 1929: 92, 229; photographs in Chassinat 1934, pl. 439 and 446.</ref>