Ptahmose I (High Priest of Ptah)
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Ptahmose was High Priest of Ptah
in Memphis
during the time of Thutmose III
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Ptahmose held the titles of hereditary prince, count, seal-bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, sm-priest and 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...
in Memphis
Memphis, Egypt
Memphis was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Helwan, south of Cairo.According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an...
during the time of Thutmose III
Thutmose III
Thutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh...
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Ptahmose held the titles of hereditary prince, count, seal-bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, sm-priest and High Priest of Ptah.