Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator ( dr. Greek Πτολεμαῖος Φος Φιλοπάτωρ ) is the second son of Ptolemy VI Philometor and Cleopatra II , who ruled for several months as co-ruler of his father, and after his death nominally became the only ruler during the regency of his mother. When she entered into an alliance with Ptolemy VIII Yergetet II Fiscon , he was killed on the day of their wedding.
| king of Hellenistic Egypt | |
 Ptolemy VII Neos Filopator | |
|---|---|
| Greek Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Φιλοπάτωρ | |
 Coin of Ptolemy VII | |
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic Dynasty |
| Historical period | Hellenistic period |
| Predecessor | Ptolemy VI |
| Successor | Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra II |
| Chronology | 181/180 - 146/145 BC e. |
| Father | Ptolemy VI |
| Mother | Cleopatra II |
There is confusion regarding its numbering and Fiscon - sometimes they are interchanged.
Name
| Name type | Hieroglyphic writing | Transliteration | |||||||||||
| Epithet |
| [one] | pȝ nṯr ḥwnw mrj-jt.fnṯr mrj-jt.f (θέος νέος φιλοπάτωρ) | ||||||||||
| [2] | pȝ nṯr ḥwnw mrj-jt.fnṯr mrj-jt.f (θέος νέος φιλοπάτωρ) | |||||||||||
| Ptolemaic Dynasty | ||
| Predecessor: Ptolemy VI Philometer | king of egypt 181/180 BC e. (ruled for several months) | Successor: Ptolemy VIII Fiscon |
Notes
- ↑ CRLepsius, Denkmӓler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien, Text, Hrsg. v. E. Naville und K. Sethe, 5 Bde., Leipzig 1897-1913. —- VI 102
- ↑ Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale au Caire, Le Caire 1901 ff. - 6, 73.