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((More citations needed|date=September 2023))((Short description|Imperial cult in Hellenistic Egypt))
[[File:Mid-nineteenth century reconstruction of Alexander's catafalque based on the description by Diodorus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Mid-nineteenth century reconstruction of [[Alexander the Great|Alexander's]] [[catafalque]] based on the description by [[Diodorus]].]]

The '''Ptolemaic cult of Alexander the Great''' was an [[imperial cult]] in [[ancient Egypt]] during the [[Hellenistic period]] (323–31 BC), promoted by the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]]. The core of the cult was the worship of the [[apotheosis|deified]] conqueror-king [[Alexander the Great]], which eventually formed the basis for the [[Hellenistic religion#Ruler cults|ruler cult]] of the Ptolemies themselves. The head priest of the imperial cult was the chief priest in the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]].

== Background ==
Following the [[death of Alexander the Great]] in 323 BC, the [[Macedonian Empire]] fell apart in the [[Wars of the Diadochi]] (his generals, the [[Diadochi]] or "Successors"). One of them, Ptolemy, son of Lagos, secured rule of Egypt and made it the base for his own imperial ambitions. To legitimize his rule as [[Ptolemy I Soter]] (((reign|323|282)) BC), he relied, like the other Diadochi, not only on the [[right of conquest]], but also on the supposed legitimate succession of Alexander. Not only did Ptolemy I portray himself as Alexander's closest friend in his historical work, but in 321 BC, he seized his body while Alexander's funeral [[procession]] was on its way to Macedon from [[Babylon]], and brought it to the Egyptian capital at [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]]. This claim was particularly useful in Egypt, where Alexander had been greeted as liberator from the [[Achaemenid Empire]] (the so-called [[Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt|27th]] and [[Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt|31st]] dynasties) and had been enthroned as [[Pharaoh]] and son of the [[Ancient Egyptian deities|Egyptian deity]] [[Ammon-Ra]], receiving divine honours. During his stay in Egypt, Alexander had also laid the foundations for the city of [[Alexandria]], which became the main Greek colony and capital of the country.

In the newly-established [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]], the Hellenic element (the [[Ancient Macedonians|Macedonians]] and the other [[Ancient Greeks|Greeks]] from the [[Polis|Hellenic city-states]]), to which the Ptolemaic dynasty itself belonged, formed the ruling class which succeeded the [[List of pharaohs|native Egyptian Pharaohs]]. While [[sacred king]]ship had long been practised in [[ancient Egypt]] and other [[Ancient Near East|ancient Near Eastern civilizations]], it was almost unheard-of in the [[Greek world]]. Driven by his unprecedented conquests, in the last year of his life Alexander had demanded even from his Greek subjects to be treated as a living God (''[[Apotheosis|apotheōsis]]''). This was accepted only reluctantly, and often rejected outright, by the Greek cities, but Alexander's prolific founding of cities alone secured for him a divine status there, since Greek cities traditionally rendered their founder (((lang-gr|κτίστης|ktistēs))) divine honours. When Ptolemy took over Egypt, he incorporated the heritage of Alexander into his own propaganda to support the claims of his own dynasty. As part of this effort, Alexander was elevated from a simple patron god of Alexandria to the status of a state god for the Greek populations of the entire Ptolemaic empire, even beyond the confines of Egypt.

== Alexander as the chief god of the Ptolemies ==
[[File:Istanbul_-_Museo_archeol._-_Alessandro_Magno_(firmata_Menas)_-_sec._III_a.C._-_da_Magnesia_-_Foto_G._Dall'Orto_28-5-2006_01.jpg|thumb|upright|Alexander the Great, 3rd century BC statue in [[Istanbul Archaeological Museum]], signed "Menas"]]
During the early Ptolemaic dynasty (((circa|290 BC))), Ptolemy I began the construction of the [[Tomb of Alexander the Great]] in Alexandria (the ((lang|grc|σῆμα)), ''sēma''), and appointed a priest (((lang|grc|ἱερεύς)), ''hiereus'') to conduct religious rites there. This office quickly advanced to become the highest priesthood in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, its prominence underscored by its eponymous character, i.e., each [[regnal year]] was named after the incumbent priest, and documents, whether in [[Koine Greek]] or [[Egyptian language#Demotic and Coptic|Demotic Egyptian]], were dated after him. The first priest of Alexander was no less a figure than Ptolemy I's brother [[Menelaus (son of Lagus)|Menelaos]]. The tenure lasted one year, but under Ptolemy I, the priests apparently held the post for longer tenures, while under his successors, with few exceptions, the tenures were reduced to a single year.

Under [[Ptolemy II Philadelphus]] (((reign|282|246)) BC), Alexander's body was brought to the ''sēma'', and, in contrast to the usual Greek custom of [[cremation]], was entombed in a magnificent golden [[sarcophagus]], which was eventually replaced by a transparent glass coffin to display his preserved body. Not only did the presence of Alexander's body in the Ptolemaic capital enhance the dynasty's prestige, but it also became one of the main attractions and pilgrimage sites in the ancient Mediterranean. Even [[Roman emperors]] made the journey to Alexandria to visit the great conqueror's tomb. 

The Ptolemies assigned the deified Alexander a prominent place in the [[Greek pantheon]], associating him with the [[Twelve Olympians]] like [[Zeus]] and [[Apollo]]. Accordingly, in documents Alexander was referred to simply by his name, as the epithet ''theos'' ("god") was regarded as superfluous.

== The Ptolemies as temple-sharing gods ==
While Ptolemy I Soter founded the imperial cult of Alexander, his son and successor Ptolemy II completed its connection to the ruler cult around the reigning dynasty itself. The cult of the Ptolemies began in 283/2 BC, when the deceased parents of Ptolemy II were deified as the "Saviour Gods" (θεοὶ σωτῆρες, ''theoi sōtēres''). Statues of the deified couple were installed in the Temple of Alexander, and the priest of the Alexander cult took over the rites for the deified Ptolemies as well. With this gesture, the Ptolemies underlined the superior position of Alexander, and their own subordination to him as "temple-sharing gods" (((lang|grc|σύνναοι θεοί)), ''synnanoi theoi''). Alexander remained the main recipient of rituals and sacrifices, with the Ptolemies only partaking in them.

The elevation of Alexander over the Ptolemies, and their connection to him, was further deepened through the expansion of the cult. Thus in 269 BC, the female priestly office of "basket bearer" (''[[kanephoros|kanēphóros]]'') for the "Sibling Goddess" (''thea adelphos'') [[Arsinoe II]] was established, followed in 211 BC by the "prize-bearer" priestess (''athlophoros'') in honour of the "Benefactor Goddess" (''thea euergetis''), [[Berenice II of Egypt|Berenice II]], and in 199 BC by a priestess for the "Father-Loving Goddess" (''thea philopatōr''), [[Arsinoe III of Egypt|Arsinoe III]]. All these priesthoods were subordinate to the priest of Alexander.

[[Cleopatra III of Egypt|Cleopatra III]] added three further female priesthoods for her own personal cult as "Benefactor and Mother-Loving Goddess" (''thea euergetis philometōr''): the "sacred foal" (''hieros pōlos''), the "crown bearer" (''stephanēphoros''), and the "light bearer" (''phōsphoros'').

The concept of "temple-sharing gods" was underlined under [[Ptolemy IV Philopator]] (((reign|221|204)) BC), who transported the remains of the Ptolemies and their consorts—unlike Alexander, they had been cremated and kept in urns—to the ''sēma''.

== List of priests of Alexander ==
The most recent list is W. Clarysse - G. Van der Veken, The Eponymous Priests of Ptolemaic Egypt, Papyrologica Lugduono-batava 24 (1983).

=== Ptolemy I Soter (305–282 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy I Soter))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 006
|[[Menelaus (son of Lagus)|Menelaos, son of Lagos]]
|285/284 BC
|align="center"| 39th
|P. Hib. I 84a.
|Brother of Ptolemy I<br />4th tenure
|-
|align="center"| 007
|[[Menelaus (son of Lagus)|Menelaos, son of Lagos]]
|284/283 BC
|align="center"| 40th
|P. Eleph. 2.
|5th tenure
|-
|align="center"| 008
|Eureas, son of Proitos
|283/282 BC
|align="center"| 41st
|P. Eleph. 3.
|Served for three tenures
|}

=== Ptolemy II Philadelphos (285/282–246 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy II Philadelphos))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center" colspan="6"|For the priests Nr. 9–16, from the 4th to the 11th regnal years of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, there exist two papyri with priest names, but which cannot be precisely dated.
|-
|align="center"| ?
|Athenaios ''or'' Limnaios, son of Apollonios
|align="center"| ?
|align="center"| ?
|P. Hib. I 97.
|
|-
|align="center"| ?
|Philiskos, son of Spoudaios
|align="center"| ?
|align="center"| ?
|P. Hib. I 30.
|
|-
|align="center"| 017
|Leontiskos, son of Kallimedes
|274/273 BC
|align="center"| 12th
|P. Cair. Zen. I 59001.<br>P. Hib. I 110.
|
|-
|align="center"| 018
|Nearchos ''or'' Neomedes, son of Neokles ''or'' Philokles
|273/272 BC
|align="center"| 13th
|P. Hib. I 110; II 199.
|
|-
|align="center"| 019
|[[Callicrates of Samos|Kallikrates, son of Boiskos]]
|272/271 BC
|align="center"| 14th
|P. Hib. II 199.<br>PP VI 14607.
|From [[Samos]]. First priest of Alexander and the deified Ptolemies (''Theoi Adelphoi'').
|-
|align="center"| 020
|[[Patroclus (admiral)|Patroklos, son of Patron]]
|271/270 BC
|align="center"| 15th
|P. Hib. II 199.<br>PP VI 15063.
|Senior Ptolemaic commander in the [[Chremonidean War]].
|-
|21
|Archagathos son of Agathokles
|270/269
BC
|16th
|P. Sorb. 3 70
|
|-
|23
|Lykos son of Klesias
|268/267
|18th
|P. Sorb. 3 71
|
|-
|align="center" colspan="6"|For the priests Nr. 21–25, from the 16th to the 20th regnal years of Ptolemy II, there are no extant records.
|-
|align="center"| 026
|Timarchides, son of Asklepiodoros
|265/264 BC
|align="center"| 21st
|P. Strasb. V 641.
|
|-
|align="center"| 027
|[[Pelops (son of Alexander)|Pelops, son of Alexandros]]
|264/263 BC
|align="center"| 22nd
|P. Hib. I 92.<br>PP VI 14618.
|From Macedon, father of [[Pelops (son of Pelops)|Pelops]]
|-
|align="center"| 028
|Kineas, son of Alketas
|263/262 BC
|align="center"| 23rd
|P. Hib. I 88; II 209.<br>PP VI 17215.
|From [[Thessaly]]
|-
|align="center"| 029
|Aristonikos, son of Perilaos
|262/261 BC
|align="center"| 24th
|P. Hib. I 85 und 190.<br>PP VI 14897.
|
|-
|align="center"| 030
|Ptolemy, son of Aratokles
|261/260 BC
|align="center"| 25th
|P. Hib. I 143.<br>P. Osl. II 16.<br>PP III/IX 5236.
|
|-
|align="center"| 031
|Taurinos, son of Alexandros
|260/259 BC
|align="center"| 26th
|BGU VI 1226.
|From Macedon, brother of Pelops
|-
|align="center"| 032
|Medeios, son of Lampon (''or'' Laagon)
|259/258 BC
|align="center"| 27th
|BGU VI 1227.<br>P. Petrie III 56b.
|
|-
|align="center"| 033
|Antiphilos, son of Lykinos
|258/257 BC
|align="center"| 28th
|BGU VI 1228.<br>P. Hib. I 94.
|
|-
|align="center"| 034
|Antiochos, son of Kebbas
|257/256 BC
|align="center"| 29th
|BGU VI 1229; X 1979, 1980.<br />P. Cair. Zen. I 59133.<br />P. Hib. I 95.
|From Thessaly
|-
|align="center"| 035
|?
|256/255 BC
|align="center"| 30th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 036
|Glaukon, son of Eteokles
|255/254 BC
|align="center"| 31st
|PP IX 5203.<br />P. Cair. Zen. II 59173, 59182.
|Brother of [[Chremonides]] from [[Athens]]
|-
|align="center"| 037
|?
|254/253 BC
|align="center"| 32nd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 038
|[[Aetos I|Aetos, son of Apollonios]]
|253/252 BC
|align="center"| 33rd
|P. Cair. Zen. II 59248.<br />PP IX 4988.
|From [[Aspendos]]
|-
|align="center"| 039
|Neoptolemos, son of Kraisis
|252/251 BC
|align="center"| 34th
|P. Hib. I 98.
|From [[Pisidia]]
|-
|align="center"| 040
|[[Ptolemy (son of Andromachus)|Ptolemy, son of Andromachos]]
|251/250 BC
|align="center"| 35th
|P. Cair. Zen. II 59289.
|Possibly identical with [[Ptolemy Andromachou]]
|-
|align="center"| 041
|Epainetos, son of Epainetos
|250/249 BC
|align="center"| 36th
|P. Cornell 2.
|
|-
|align="center"| 042
|?
|249/248 BC
|align="center"| 37th
|P. Cornell 2.
|
|-
|align="center"| 043
|[[Antiochus (son of Kratidas)|Antiochos, son of Kratidas]]
|248/247 BC
|align="center"| 38th
|PP III/IX 4999.<br />P. Petrie III 54a.
|
|-
|align="center"| 044
|[[Tlepolemos (Egypt)|Tlepolemos, son of Artapates]]
|247/246 BC
|align="center"| 39th
|P. Cair. Zen. III 59340.
|From [[Xanthos]]
|}

=== Ptolemy III Euergetes (246–222 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy III Euergetes))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 044
|[[Tlepolemos (Egypt)|Tlepolemos, son of Artapates]]
|246/246 BC
|align="center"| 1st
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 045
|[[Tlepolemos (Egypt)|Tlepolemos, son of Artapates]]
|246/245 BC
|align="center"| 2nd
|P. Petrie III 43.<br />PSI IV 385.
|2nd tenure
|-
|align="center"| 046
|Archelaos, son of Damas
|245/244 BC
|align="center"| 3rd
|BGU X 1981.<br />P. Hib. I 145.<br />PP III/IX 5040.
|
|-
|align="center"| 047
|Archelaos, son of Damas
|244/243 BC
|align="center"| 4th
|BGU X 1981.<br />P. Hib. I 145.<br />PP III/IX 5040.
|2nd tenure
|-
|align="center"| 048
|Aristobulos, son of Diodotos
|243/242 BC
|align="center"| 5th
|P. Hib. I 171.<br />PSI IV 389.
|
|-
|align="center"| 049
|Tantalos, son of Kleonikos
|242/241 BC
|align="center"| 6th
|P. Petrie II 44 = III 54b.
|
|-
|align="center"| 050
|Archibios, son of Pheidon
|241/240 BC
|align="center"| 7th
|P. Hausw. 2; 8; 9.
|
|-
|align="center"| 051
|Onomastos, son of Pyrgon ''or'' Pyrrhon
|240/239 BC
|align="center"| 8th
|P. Hib. I 89; II 261, 262.
|
|-
|align="center"| 052
|Apollonides, son of Moschion
|239/238 BC
|align="center"| 9th
|OGIS I 56.
|
|-
|align="center"| 053
|Apollonides, son of Moschion
|238/237 BC
|align="center"| 10th
|P. Petrie IV 1.
|2nd tenure
|-
|align="center"| 054
|Seleukos
|237/236 BC
|align="center"| 11th
|P. Petrie III 58d.
|
|-
|align="center"| 055
|Eukles, son of Eubatas
|236/235 BC
|align="center"| 12th
|BGU X 1982.<br />P. Petrie IV 16.
|
|-
|align="center"| 056
|[[Sosibius the Elder|Sosibios, son of Dioskourides]]
|235/234 BC
|align="center"| 13th
|P. Petrie III 55a; IV 22.<br />PP VI 14631.
|
|-
|align="center"| 057
|Hellanikos, son of Hellanikos (''or'' Euphragoras?)
|234/233 BC
|align="center"| 14th
|P. Amsterdam inv. 250.
|
|-
|align="center"| 058
|?, son of Leon
|233/232 BC
|align="center"| 15th
|P. dem. Cair. II 30604.
|
|-
|align="center"| 059
|Aristomachos, son of Timandros
|232/231 BC
|align="center"| 16th
|P. Hamb. inv. 676.
|
|-
|align="center"| 060
|Menneas, son of Menoitios
|231/230 BC
|align="center"| 17th
|P. dem. Berl. 3089.
|
|-
|align="center"| 061
|?
|230/229 BC
|align="center"| 18th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 062
|Philon, son of Antipatros
|229/228 BC
|align="center"| 19th
|P. dem. Cair. II 31208; 31210.
|
|-
|align="center"| 063
|Ikatidas, son of Ikatidas
|228/227 BC
|align="center"| 20th
|SB V 7631.
|
|-
|align="center"| 064
|Galestes, son of Philistion
|227/226 BC
|align="center"| 21st
|P. Petrie III 21a–b.<br />SB III 6277; 6301.<br />P. dem. Cair. 30624.
|
|-
|align="center"| 065
|Alexikrates, son of Theogenes
|226/225 BC
|align="center"| 22nd
|P. Petrie I 19; III 19c.
|
|-
|align="center"| 066
|Ptolemy, son of Chrysermos
|225/224 BC
|align="center"| 23rd
|PP III/IX 5238; VI 14624.
|
|-
|align="center"| 067
|Archeteas, son of Iasios
|224/223 BC
|align="center"| 24th
|P. Hamb. inv. I 24.
|
|-
|align="center"| 068
|[[Dositheos (son of Drimylos)|Dositheos, son of Drimylos]]
|223/222 BC
|align="center"| 25th
|CPJud. I 127d–e.<br />[[III Maccabees]] 1, 3.
|Born a [[Jew]]
|-
|align="center"| 069
|?
|222 BC
|align="center"| 26th
|
|
|}

=== Ptolemy IV Philopator (222–205 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy IV Philopator))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 069
|Nikanor, son of Bakchios
|222/221 BC
|align="center"| 1st
|BGU VI 1273; X 1983.
|
|-
|align="center"| 070
|Pytheas, son of Apollodoros
|221/220 BC
|align="center"| 2nd
|P. Hausw. 16.<br />SB X 10450; XII 10859.
|
|-
|align="center"| 071
|Demetrios, son of Apelles
|220/219 BC
|align="center"| 3rd
|BGU X 1984.
|
|-
|align="center"| 072
|Demetrios, son of Apelles
|219/218 BC
|align="center"| 4th
|SB XII 11061.
|
|-
|align="center"| 073
|Mnasiades, son of Polykrates
|218/217 BC
|align="center"| 5th
|BGU VI 1274.
|From [[Ancient Argos|Argos]], father of [[Polykrates of Argos|Polykrates]]
|-
|align="center"| 074
|Ptolemy, son of Aeropos
|217/216 BC
|align="center"| 6th
|PP III/IX 5239; VI 15168 und 15237.
|From Argos
|-
|align="center"| 075
|[[Agathocles of Egypt|Agathokles, son of Agathokles]]
|216/215 BC
|align="center"| 7th
|BGU VI 1262; X 1958; 1986.
|
|-
|align="center"| 076
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|215/214 BC
|align="center"| 8th
|BGU VI 1264; 1275; 1276; 1277; 1278; X 1943; 1959; 1969.
|
|-
|align="center"| 077
|Andronikos, son of Nikanor
|214/213 BC
|align="center"| 9th
|BGU X 1944; 1945; 1960; XIV 2397.
|
|-
|align="center"| 078
|Pythangelos, son of Philokleitos
|213/212 BC
|align="center"| 10th
|BGU X 1946; 1947.<br />SB III 6289.
|
|-
|align="center"| 079
|Eteoneus (?, son of Eteoneus?)
|212/211 BC
|align="center"| 11th
|BGU X 1963; 1965.<br />SB III 6288.
|
|-
|align="center"| 080
|Eteoneus (?, son of Eteoneus?)
|211/210 BC
|align="center"| 12th
|P. dem. Berl. 3075.
|
|-
|align="center"| 081
|Antiphilos, son of Agathanor
|210/209 BC
|align="center"| 13th
|P. BM Andrews 18.
|
|-
|align="center"| 082
|Aiakides, son of Hieronymos
|209/208 BC
|align="center"| 14th
|P. Hausw. 14.
|
|-
|align="center"| 083
|Demosthenes ''or'' Timosthenes, son of Kratinos
|208/207 BC
|align="center"| 15th
|P. BM Andrews 28.
|
|-
|align="center"| 084
|?
|207/206 BC
|align="center"| 16th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 085
|?
|206/205 BC
|align="center"| 17th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 086
|Asklepiades, son of Asklepiades
|205 BC
|align="center"| 18th
|P. KölnÄgypt. 7.
|
|}

=== Ptolemy V Epiphanes (205–180 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy V Epiphanes))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 086
|?
|205/204 BC
|align="center"| 1st
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 087
|[[Aristomenes of Alyzeia|Aristomenes, son of Menneas]]
|204/203 BC
|align="center"| 2nd
|P. dem. Cair. 30660, 30700.
|From [[Alyzeia]]
|-
|align="center"| 088
|Satyros, son of Eumenes
|203/202 BC
|align="center"| 3rd
|PP III/IX 5263.
|
|-
|align="center"| 089
|Adaios, son of Gorgias
|202/201 BC
|align="center"| 4th
|P. Tebt. III 820.
|
|-
|align="center"| 090
|Pausanias, son of Demetrios
|201/200 BC
|align="center"| 5th
|P. Tebt. III 1003.
|
|-
|align="center"| 091
|Andromachos, son of Lysimachos
|200/199 BC
|align="center"| 6th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 092
|''Twnn'', son of Ptolemy
|199/198 BC
|align="center"| 7th
|P. dem. Louvre 2435.
|
|-
|align="center"| 093
|Demetrios, son of Sitalkes
|198/197 BC
|align="center"| 8th
|P. dem. Louvre 3266.
|
|-
|align="center"| 094
|[[Aëtus son of Aëtus|Aetos, son of Aetos]]
|197/196 BC
|align="center"| 9th
|[[Rosetta Stone]] = OGIS I 90.
|
|-
|align="center"| 095
|Zoilos, son of Andros
|196/195 BC
|align="center"| 10th
|London, BM EA 10624, 10629.
|
|-
|align="center"| 096
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|195/194 BC
|align="center"| 11th
|PP IX 5240a.
|
|-
|align="center"| 097
|?
|194/193 BC
|align="center"| 12th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 098
|?, son of Eumelos
|193/192 BC
|align="center"| 13th
|P. Tebt. III 816.
|
|-
|align="center"| 099
|Theon, son of Zenodotos
|192/191 BC
|align="center"| 14th
|BGU XIV 2388.
|
|-
|align="center"| 100
|Antipatros, son of Dionysios
|191/190 BC
|align="center"| 15th
|London, BM EA 10560.
|
|-
|align="center"| 101
|?
|190/189 BC
|align="center"| 16th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 102
|?
|189/188 BC
|align="center"| 17th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 103
|Charileos, son of Nymphion
|188/187 BC
|align="center"| 18th
|P. Mich. inv. 928.
|
|-
|align="center"| 104
|Aristonikos, son of Aristonikos
|187/186 BC
|align="center"| 19th
|
|From [[Alexandria]]
|-
|align="center"| 105
|Timotheos, son of Timotheos
|186/185 BC
|align="center"| 20th
|P. Mich. inv. 3156.<br>P. BM. Reich 10226.
|
|-
|align="center"| 106
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|185/184 BC
|align="center"| 21st
|PP III/IX 5241, VI 14946.
|
|-
|align="center"| 107
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|184/183 BC
|align="center"| 22nd
|PP III/IX 5241, VI 14946.
|2nd tenure
|-
|align="center"| 108
|Ptolemy, son of Pyrrhides
|183/182 BC
|align="center"| 23rd
|Stele 5576.
|
|-
|align="center"| 109
|Hegesistratos, son of Hegesistratos
|182/181 BC
|align="center"| 24th
|P. BM Andrews 10.
|
|-
|align="center"| 110
|?, son of Zenodoros
|181/180 BC
|align="center"| 25th
|
|
|}

=== Ptolemy VI Philometor (180–170 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy VI Philometor))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 110
|?
|181/180 BC
|align="center"| 1st
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 111
|Poseidonios, son of Poseidonios
|180/179 BC
|align="center"| 2nd
|P. Amh. II 42.
|
|-
|align="center"| 112
|Philon, son of Kastor
|179/178 BC
|align="center"| 3rd
|P. dem. Cair. 30783, 30968.
|From Alexandria
|-
|align="center"| 113
|?
|178/177 BC
|align="center"| 4th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 114
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|177/176 BC
|align="center"| 5th
|London, BM EA 10518.
|
|-
|align="center"| 115
|Ptolemy, son of Philokrates
|176/175 BC
|align="center"| 6th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 116
|Philostratos, son of Asklepiodotos
|175/174 BC
|align="center"| 7th
|P. Tebt. III 818, 979.
|
|-
|align="center"| 117
|Herakleodoros, son of Apollophanes
|174/173 BC
|align="center"| 8th
|P. Amh. II 43.
|
|-
|align="center"| 118
|Apollodoros, son of Zenon
|173/172 BC
|align="center"| 9th
|P. BM Siut 10594.<br />P. Mich. inv. 190.
|
|-
|align="center"| 119
|Demetrios, son of Demokles
|172/171 BC
|align="center"| 10th
|P. Tebt. III 819.
|
|-
|align="center"| 120
|Alexandros, son of Epikrates
|171/170 BC
|align="center"| 11th
|London, BM EA 10675.
|
|}

=== Ptolemy VI Philometor / Ptolemy VIII Physcon / Cleopatra II (170–145 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy VI Philometor|Ptolemy VIII Physcon|Cleopatra II of Egypt))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 121
|Pyrrhos, son of Pyrrhos
|170/169 BC
|align="center"| 12th / 1st
|London, BM EA 10513.
|
|-
|align="center"| 122
|?
|169/168 BC
|align="center"| 13th / 2nd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 123
|?
|168/167 BC
|align="center"| 14th / 3rd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 124
|?
|167/166 BC
|align="center"| 15th / 4th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 125
|Melagkomas (son of Philodamos?)
|166/165 BC
|align="center"| 16th / 5th
|PP III/IX 5194.
|From [[Aetolia]]
|-
|align="center"| 126
|Polykritos, son of Aristodemos
|165/164 BC
|align="center"| 17th / 6th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 127
|Herakleides ''or'' Herakleitos, son of Philoxenos
|164/163 BC
|align="center"| 18th / 7th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 128
|Isidotos, son of Theon ''or'' Thyion
|163/162 BC
|align="center"| 19th / 8th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 129
|?
|162/161 BC
|align="center"| 20th / 9th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 130
|?
|161/160 BC
|align="center"| 21st / 10th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 131
|?
|160/159 BC
|align="center"| 22nd / 11th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 132
|?
|159/158 BC
|align="center"| 23rd / 12th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 133
|[[Ptolemy Eupator|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy]]
|158/157 BC
|align="center"| 24th / 13th
|P. dem. Cair. 30606.<br>London, BM EA 10561, 10618.
|Eldest son of [[Ptolemy VI]] and [[Cleopatra II]]
|-
|align="center"| 134
|?
|157/156 BC
|align="center"| 25th / 14th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 135
|Kaphisodoros, son of Kaphisodoros
|156/155 BC
|align="center"| 26th / 15th
|PP III/IX 5167.
|
|-
|align="center"| 136
|?
|155/154 BC
|align="center"| 27th / 16th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 137
|?
|154/153 BC
|align="center"| 28th / 17th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 138
|Demetrios, son of Stratonikos
|153/152 BC
|align="center"| 29th / 18th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 139
|?
|152/151 BC
|align="center"| 30th / 19th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 140
|?
|151/150 BC
|align="center"| 31st / 20th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 141
|Epitychos ''or'' Epidikos
|150/149 BC
|align="center"| 32nd / 21st
|London, BM EA 10620.
|
|-
|align="center"| 142
|?
|149/148 BC
|align="center"| 33rd / 22nd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 143
|Kallikles, son of Diokrates ''or'' Theokrates
|148/147 BC
|align="center"| 34th / 23rd
|P. dem. Cair. 31179.
|
|-
|align="center"| 144
|?, son of Zoilos
|147/146 BC
|align="center"| 35th / 24th
|London, BM EA 10620(b).
|
|-
|align="center"| 145
|''Tyiywns'', son of Xanthippos
|146/145 BC
|align="center"| 36th / 25th
|P. dem. Cair. 30605.
|
|}

=== Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II / Cleopatra II (145–141 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy VIII|Cleopatra II))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 145
|''Tyiywns'', son of Xanthippos
|145 BC
|align="center"| 25th
|P. dem. Cair. 30605.
|
|-
|align="center"| 146
|?
|145/144 BC
|align="center"| 26th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 147
|[[Ptolemy VII|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy]]
|144/143 BC
|align="center"| 27th
|P. Köln VIII 350.
|Second son of [[Ptolemy VI]] and [[Cleopatra II]], who according to older research reigned briefly as Ptolemy VII in 145 BC.
|-
|align="center"| 148
|?
|143/142 BC
|align="center"| 28th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 149
|?
|142/141 BC
|align="center"| 29th
|
|
|}

=== Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II / Cleopatra II / Cleopatra III (141–116 BC) ===
((main|Ptolemy VIII|Cleopatra II|Cleopatra III))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" colspan="2" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|align="center"| 150
|?
|141/140 BC
|align="center"| 30th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 151
|(- -) son of Phaunikos
|140/139 BC
|align="center"| 31st
|P. Freib. ined. 76 xv
|
|-
|align="center"| 152
|?
|139/148 BC
|align="center"| 32nd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 153
|Dionysios, son of Demetrios
|138/137 BC
|align="center"| 33rd
|P. dem. Cair. 30619.
|
|-
|align="center"| 154
|?
|137/136 BC
|align="center"| 34th
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 155
|Antipatros, son of Ammonios
|136/135 BC
|align="center"| 35th
|P. Tebt. III 810.
|
|-
|align="center"| 156
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy
|135/134 BC
|align="center"| 36th
|P. Tebt. III 810.
|Son of Ptolemy VIII, probably [[Ptolemy Memphites]] or possibly [[Ptolemy IX]]
|-
|align="center"| 157
|Ptolemy, son of Ptolemy and Cleopatra
|134/13 BC
|align="center"| 37th
|P. Dem. Tebt. 5944
|Son of Ptolemy VIII and Cleopatra III, probably [[Ptolemy IX]] or possibly [[Ptolemy X]]
|-
|align="center" colspan="6"|For the priests Nr. 158–171, from the 38th to 50th regnal years of Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, there are no extant records.
|-
|align="center"| 172
|Apollonios, son of Eirenaios
|120/119 BC
|align="center"| 51st
|London, BM EA 10398.
|
|-
|align="center"| 173
|Ptolemy, son of Kastor
|119/118 BC
|align="center"| 52nd
|PP III/IX 5251.<br>P. Hamb. inv. 12.
|
|-
|align="center"| 174
|?
|118/117 BC
|align="center"| 53rd
|
|
|-
|align="center"| 175
|?
|117/116 BC
|align="center"| 54th
|
|
|}

=== Cleopatra III / Ptolemy IX Soter II (116–107 BC) ===
((main|Cleopatra III|Ptolemy IX))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|?
|116 BC
|align="center"| 1st
|
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Philometor Soter]]
|116/115 BC
|align="center"| 2nd
|P. dem. Cair. 30602; 30603.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|115/114 BC
|align="center"| 3rd
|P. Genf. I, 25.<br>P. Strasb. 81, 83, 84.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|114/113 BC
|align="center"| 4th
|P. Genf. II, 20.<br>P. Strasb. 85.<br>BGU 944.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|113/112 BC
|align="center"| 5th
|P. Lond. III 1204.
|
|-
|Artemidor, son of Sation<br>[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|112/111 BC
|align="center"| 6th
|P. Strasb. 86.
|Artemidor occupied the office in the first months of the regnal year. Probably a supporter of Cleopatra III.
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|111/110 BC
|align="center"| 7th
|?
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|110/109 BC
|align="center"| 8th
|BGU III 995.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|109/108 BC
|align="center"| 9th
|P. Lond. III 881.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|108/107 BC
|align="center"| 10th
|?
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy IX|Ptolemy IX Theos Philometor Soter]]
|107 BC
|align="center"| 11th
|BGU III 996.
|
|}

=== Cleopatra III / Ptolemy X Alexander I (107–101/88 BC) ===
((main|Cleopatra III|Ptolemy X))
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
|- style="background-color:#f9f9f9;"
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:30%;" | '''Priest'''
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:10%;" | Tenure
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:5%;" | Regnal year
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:20%;" | References
! bgcolor="#FFDEAD" style="width:25%;" | Comments
|-
|[[Ptolemy X|Ptolemy X Theos Neos Alexandros]]
|107/106 BC
|align="center"| 11th / 8th
|P. Bruxelles inv. E. 7155, 7156A.
|
|-
|[[Ptolemy X|Ptolemy X Theos Neos Alexandros]]
|106/105 BC
|align="center"| 12th / 9th
|P. Tebt. I 166.
|
|-
|[[Cleopatra III|Cleopatra III Thea Euergetis Philometor]]
|105/104 BC
|align="center"| 13th / 10th
|P. Köln II 81.
|
|}

== Union of the priesthood to the royal title ==
Ptolemy, son of Castor, is the last priest of Alexander known by name, before the position was merged into the royal office. Since the priesthood of Alexander is first attested in the royal titulature in the second year of the joint reign of [[Ptolemy IX]] and [[Cleopatra III]] (116/115 BC), it is unclear whether the merge of the offices took place in the last two years of [[Ptolemy VII]]'s rule, or with the accession of his successors. It is possible that the merger was done at the initiative of Ptolemy IX, as part of an effort to emphasize his precedence over his co-ruling mother, Cleopatra III. As such, the office changed its role and character, from an eponymous priesthood to a propaganda tool: unlike the royal office, which was increasingly shared among siblings or other family members from the early 2nd century BC on, the priesthood of Alexander was indivisible. This must have appealed to Ptolemy IX, eager to set himself apart from his mother, who he hated and who had begun her own priestly cult around her own person.

This new role of the priesthood of Alexander can be traced in later reigns as well. In the first months of 112/111 BC, an ordinary citizen, Artemidorus, occupied the office. He was probably a partisan of Cleopatra III, who had succeeded to temporarily evict her son from Alexandria. As women could not occupy a supreme priesthood in the Greek world, she had to content herself with placing one of her supporters in the post, as a public sign of her new dominance. After Artemidorus, however, the name of Ptolemy IX was subsequently added in the papyrus, which means that he managed to return to Alexandria in the same year.

In 107 BC, Cleopatra III managed to expel Ptolemy IX for good from Alexandria, and raised her second son, [[Ptolemy X]], to the throne as her co-ruler and priest of Alexander. As the inter-dynastic rivalry continued, however, in 105 BC she finally decided to assume the priesthood herself, to underline her precedence. Cleopatra probably intended this arrangement to be permanent, but her blatant violation of Greek norms in assuming the priesthood must have damaged her image among the Greeks. The last years of her reign were taken up with her persistent conflict with Ptolemy IX, until she died in 101 BC, probably following an assassination attempt by Ptolemy IX, whereupon Ptolemy X became sole ruler. The priestly and royal offices remained united under Ptolemy X and his successors, although the priestly title was rarely mentioned in the papyri, as the loss of its eponymous character rendered it irrelevant for dating purposes.

== Abbreviations ==

* BGU = ''Ägyptische Urkunden aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, Griechische Urkunden.'' (13 volumes published since 1895; New prints of Vols. I–IX, Milan 1972).
* CPJud = Victor A. Tcherikover, Alexander Fuks: ''Corpus Papyrorum Judaicarum.'' Vol. I, Cambridge (Massachusetts) 1957.
* London, BM EA = inventory numbers of papyri and inscriptions of the [[British Museum]], London.
* OGIS = [[Wilhelm Dittenberger]]: ''Orientis Graeci inscriptiones selectae.'' Col. I, Leipzig 1903.
* [[Amherst papyri|P. Amh.]] = B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt: ''The Amherst PapyrI'' 2 Vols. London 1900–1901.
* P. Amsterdam inv. = Papyrus inventory of the [[University of Amsterdam]].
* P. BM Andrews = C. A. R. Andrews: ''Ptolemaic Legal Texts from the Theban Area.'' London 1990.
* P. dem. Berl. = ''Demotische Papyri aus den Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.'', 3 Vols, Berlin 1978–1993.
* P. Bruxelles inv. = Papyrus inventory of the [[Royal Museums of Art and History]], [[Brussels]].
* [[Zeno of Kaunos|P. Cair. Zen.]] = C. C. Edgar: ''Zenon Papyri'' Vols. I–V, Cairo 1925–1931.
* P. Cornell = W. L. Westermann, C. J. Kraemer Jr.: ''Greek Papyri in the Library of Cornell University.'' New York 1926.
* P. dem. Cair. = Wilhelm Spiegelberg: ''Die Demotischen Denkmäler.'' Col. I: ''Die demotischen Inschriften.'' Leipzig 1904; Vol. II: ''Die demotischen PapyrI'' Strasbourg 1908; Vol: III: ''Demotische Inschriften und Papyri'' Berlin 1932.
* [[Elephantine Papyri|P. Eleph.]] = Otto Rubensohn: ''Aegyptische Urkunden aus den königlichen Museen in Berlin.'' In: ''Griechische Urkunden.'' Extra issue: ''Elephantine Papyri'' Berlin 1907.
* P. Genf. I = J. Nicole: ''Les Papyrus de Genève.'' Vol. I, Geneva 1896–1906.
* P. Hamb. inv. = P. Meyer: ''Griechische Papyrusurkunden der Hamburger Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek.'' Leipzig/Berlin 1911–1924.
* P. Hib. I = Bernard P. Grenfell, Arthur S. Hunt: ''The Hibeh Papyri'' Part I, London 1906.
* P. Hib. II = E. G. Turner: ''The Hibeh Papyri'' Part II, London 1955.
* P. Hausw. = Wilhelm Spiegelberg, Josef Partsch: ''Die demotischen Hauswaldt Papyri: Verträge der ersten Hälfte der Ptolemäerzeit (Ptolemaios II.–IV.) aus Apollinopolos (Edfu).'' Leipzig 1913.
* P. KölnÄgypt. = D. Kurth, H.-J. Thissen und M. Weber (Hrsg.): ''Kölner ägyptische Papyri'' Opladen 1980.
* P. Köln II = B. Kramer und D. Hagedorn: ''Kölner Papyri'' Vol. 2, Opladen 1978.
* P. Köln VIII = M. Gronewald, K. Maresch und C. Römer: ''Kölner Papyri'' Vol. 8, Opladen 1997.
* P. Lond. III = F. G. Kenyon, H. I. Bell: ''Greek Papyri in the British Museum.'' Vol. III, London 1907.
* P. Mich. inv. = Papyrus inventory of the [[University of Michigan]].
* P. Osl. = S. Eitrem, L. Amundsen: ''Papyri Osloenses.'' Vols. II–III, Oslo 1931–1936.
* P. Petrie = J. P. Mahaffy, J. G. Smyly: ''The Flinders Petrie Papyri'' Vols. I–III, Dublin, 1891–1905.
* P. BM. Reich = Nathaniel Reich J.: ''Papyri juristischen Inhalts in hieratischer und demotischer Schrift aus dem British Museum.'' Vienna 1914.
* P. BM Siut = Herbert Thompson: ''A Family Archive from Siut from Papyri in the British Museum.'' Oxford 1934.
* P. Strasb. = ''Papyrus grecs de la Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg.'' Strasbourg 1912–1914.
* [[Tebtunis|P. Tebt. I]] = B. P. Grenfell, A. S. Hunt, J. G. Smyly: ''The Tebtunis Papyri'' Vol. I, London 1902.
* [[Tebtunis|P. Tebt. III]] = Bernard P. Grenfell, Arthur S. Hunt, J. Gilbart Smyly: ''The Tebtunis Papyri'' Vol. III, London 1933.
* PP VI = Willy Peremans, Edmond Van‘t Dack, Leon Mooren, W. Swinnen: ''Prosopographia Ptolemaica VI: La cour, les relations internationales et les possessions extérieures, la vie culturelle (Nos 14479-17250).'' In: ''Studia Hellenistica.'' Bd. 21, Louvain 1968.
* PP III/IX = Willy Clarysse: ''Prosopographia Ptolemaica IX: Addenda et Corrigenda au volume III'' In: ''Studia Hellensitica.'' Vol. 25, Louvain, 1981.
* PSI = ''Papyri Greci e LatinI'' Vols. I–XIV, Florence 1912–1957.
* SB = Hans A. Rupprecht, Joachim Hengstl: ''Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten.'' Vols. I–XXVI, 1903–2006.
* Stele 5576 = [[Urbain Bouriant]]: ''La Stèle 5576 du Musée de Boulaq et l’Inscription de Rosette''. In: ''Recueil de travaux'', Vol. 6, Paris 1885, pp. 1–20.

== See also ==
*[[Veneration of the dead]]

== Bibliography ==
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* Walter Otto: ''priest und Tempel im hellenistischen Aegypten.'' Vol. I, Teubner, Leipzig 1905, ((OCLC|310121616)).
* [[Lily Ross Taylor]]: ''The cult of Alexander in Alexandria.'' In: ''Classic Philology.'' Vol. 22, 1927, pp. 162–169.
* S. R. K. Glanville, T. C. Skeat: ''Eponymous Priesthoods of Alexandria from 211 B.C.'' In: ''The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.'' Vol. 40, 1954, pp. 45–58.
* J. IJsewijn: ''De sacerdotibus sacerdotiisque Alexandri Magni et Lagidarum eponymis.'' Brussels 1961, ((OCLC|3747093)).
* L. Koenen: ''Cleopatra III als priestin des Alexanderkultes (P. Colon. inv. nr. 5063).'' In: ''Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik.'' Vol. 5 (1970), pp. 61–84.
* W. Clarysse, G. van der Veken: ''The Eponymous Priests of Ptolemaic Egypt.'' Brill, Leiden 1983, ((ISBN|90-04-06879-1)).
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