Stele of the High Priest of Ptah of Memphis Djed-her. from Saqqara, Calls numerous gods in eleven hieroglyphic text lines. She names the titles and exact lives of the High Priest of Ptah Djed-her (Teos): He died at exactly 43 years, 6 months, and 29 days. The three demotic lines give the exact chronological classification: Teos was in 267 BC. Was born under Ptolemy II Philadelphus and died in 223 BC. Under Ptolemy III.


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