| Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Φιλοπάτωρ Pa netjer hunu meriyetef[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ptolemy Memphites on a relief from the Temple of Edfu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pharaoh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coregency | Cleopatra II of Egypt? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Ptolemy VI Philometor? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Ptolemy VIII Physcon? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Ptolemy VI Philometor or Ptolemy VIII Physcon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Cleopatra II of Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2nd c. BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2nd c. BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Ptolemaic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator[note 1] (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Νέος Φιλοπάτωρ, Ptolemaĩos Néos Philopátōr "Ptolemy the Father-loving [God]") was, ostensibly, a Ptolemaic king of Egypt. His identity and reign are controversial, and it is likely that he did not reign at all, but was only granted royal dignity posthumously. Depending on the historical reconstruction, he was a son of Cleopatra II of Egypt by either Ptolemy VI Philometor or Ptolemy VIII Physcon, with current scholarship leaning toward the second option.[2]
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