Ptolemy II Philadelphos

Ptolemy (II) Philadelphos (Ptolemaios) 282-246 BC

Ptolemy II had a joint reign with his sister and wife Arsinoe II, dominated on the military front by several wars in Syria. The Ptolemaic empire reached its greatest extent in this reign. Building activity was concentrated on Alexandria; the lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the world was finished under the king, and he, rather than Ptolemy I, may have been the patron behind the establishment of the Mouseion and its library. The king founded a chain of harbour towns along the Red Sea coast, supporting trade with India and Arabia.

Horus name: Hunuqeni
Nebty name: Werpehti
Golden Falcon name: Sekhaensuitef
Prenomen: Weserkare Meryamun
Nomen: Ptolemy

Burial place: Alexandria

Further Attestations (in Egypt):

Temple at Pithom (Arnold 1999: 158)
Small chapel for Arsinoe II (Arnold 1999: 158)
Further work at Sebennytos (Arnold 1999: 158)
New pylon at the 'Great Temenos' at Naukratis (Arnold 1999: 158)
Sobek Temple at Shedyet (Arsinoe/Medinet el-Fayyum) (Arnold 1999: 158-159)
Foundation of the town Theadelphia with a sanctuary for Pnephoros (Arnold 1999: 159)
Temple for Sobanobkonneus at Bacchias (Arnold 1999: 159)
Enlargement of the shrine of Renenutet at Medinet Madi (Arnold 1999: 159)
New main temple at Koptos (Arnold 1999: 160-161)

Bibliography:

Arnold 1999: 157-162 (summary of the building activity of the king in Egypt)
Hölbl 2001: 35-46

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