The obvious similarities between these two epitaphs (note in particular Harsiese's title, 'third servant-priest of Horus Behedeti') make it very likely that they belong to a father and son. Harsiese's epitaph has been dated to the reign of Ptolemy VIII (by M.-Th. Derchain-Urtel); since he reached the ripe old age of 92 years, his son's epitaph cannot have been far different in date.
The epitaph of Pasherienimhotep was designed to be free-standing, and it is richly decorated on both sides. There is even a 3D model of it available online; for more information about the stela, see C. Graves-Brown, "Daemons and Spirits in Ancient Egypt", p. 77 ( Google Books ).
The translations are adapted from a dissertation by A. Effland, "Materialien zur Archäologie und Geschichte des Raumes von Edfu", nos. 28 & 48 ( PDF ).
[A] [A royal offering to . . . ] and to Horus Behedeti, the great god, lord of the sky, the variegated one who comes out of the horizon and to Re Harakhte of the Great Seat {Edfu} and to Osiris Khentamenti, lord of Abydos, the great god, lord of Busiris, to Horus: who settled the struggle of the Two Lands, to Osiris, the great god in Behedet, the great pillar in Behedet, and to Isis, the great, Hededet in Behedet, to Shentait, who dwells in in Abydos, to Hathor, mistress of the west, the Lady of Maat in the Hall of Maat, to Anubis, the embalmer, the lord of the necropolis, and to Anubis in the Hall of Gods, by giving a funeral offering consisting of bread and beer, meat and fowl, incense on the fire as well as all good, pure and sweet things on which a God lives . . . , . . . for the ka of the Osiris, the Priest of Horus, the Priest who pleases His Majesty, the priest with a forceful arm, the master of triumph, the priest . . ., the elder [of the hall?], . . . Horus Behedeti, the [great] god, lord of heaven, the sacrificer of the gods of Behedet, the scribe of the army, the scribe of temple of the second order, the servant-priest of Harpocrates, the servant-priest of Amun of the storehouse, the chief of the wab-priests of Sekhmet, the chief of the healers of Serket, the chief lector priest, the scribe of the divine book, ... chief of the servants of Horus Behedeti, the great god, lord of heaven, Pasherienimhotep, justified by Osiris, son of the third servant-priest of Horus Behedeti Harsiese, justified, born to the lady of the house, the singer of . . ., Ta-net-usir, justified. He remains, he remains, he endures, he endures, he will never perish!
[B] A royal offering to Re Harakhte and Horus Behedeti, the great god, lord of heaven, to Hathor lady of(?) Dendara, to Osiris, Horus, Isis, Nephthys, Anubis and the great Ennead in the necropolis, by giving a funeral offering consisting of bread and beer, meat and fowl, sacrifices and food offerings as well as all good, pure and sweet things on which a god lives, for the ka of the Osiris, the priest of Horus Behedeti, the great god, the priest with a forceful arm, the master of triumph, the divine servant of the . . ., the chief of the elders of the hall, scribe of the temple of Hathor of the second order, the priest of Harpocrates, who dwells in the Throne of Horus {Edfu}, the priest of Amun of the storehouse, the prince, chief of the healers of Serket, the chief lector-priest, scribe of the divine book, the third servant-priest of Horus Behedeti, the great god, lord of heaven, Harsiese, justified, son of the equally titled Thutmose, justified, his mother's name is Ta-sherit-net-Hathor, who was transfigured into Osiris at the age of 92 years, one month and 20 days. May they give him true anointing oil, taken from the cult image of the god of his city. May they let his ba go among the gods, a blessed one in the retinue of Osiris. May they pull his ferryboat among the ferryboats of the transfigured ones who are in the necropolis; his Creator has commanded that he live, and so they will grant him the comforts of every service he loves, without his having to ask for it from another. He rejoices in the rays of the sun; he is without transgression, forever.
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