Neterkheperre Meryptah called Pipi II

Neterkheperre Meryptah called Pipi II High Priest of Ptah in Memphis
Predecessor	Harsiese (High Priest of Ptah)
Successor	Ashakhet II
Dynasty	21st Dynasty
Pharaoh	Psusennes I, Amenemope, Osochor and Siamun
Children	Ashakhet II

Neterkheperre Meryptah called Pipi II was a High Priest of Ptah during the 21st Dynasty. He was High priest during the reigns of Psusennes I, Amenemope, Osochor and Siamun.^[1]

Pipi II is known from a genealogy known as Berlin 23673, where he is said to be a Prophet (hm nTr) during the time of Pharaoh Psusennes I. He is also mentioned in a genealogy from the Louvre, where he is given the title of High Priest of Ptah.^[1]

Pipi II is attested under Siamun on a temple building at Memphis. The gateway of this temple features a lintel mentioning the high priest "Neterkheperre Meryptah who is called Piupiu". The name "Neterkheperre Meryptah" adopted by Pipi II is based on the prenomen of Pharaoh Siamun.^[1]

References

1 2 3 K.A. Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC). 3rd ed. 1996 Warminster: Aris & Phillips Limited.

Publications Regarding Berlin 23673 and Louvre 96

L. Borchardt, Die Mittel zur Zeitlichen Festlegung von Punkten de Aegyptischen Geschichte und ihre Anwendung, 1935, pg 96-112
E. Chassinat, Recueil de travaux relatifs à la philologie et à l'archéologie égyptiennes et assyriennes, 22 (1900) 16-17, No 54
Malinines, Posner, Vercoutter, Catalogue des steles de Sérapéum de Memphis, I, 1968, No. 52, pp. 48–49
Kees, Zeitschrift fur Agyptischer Sprache, 87 (1962), 146-9

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