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Khaemweset I

The hieroglyphic
name of Khaemweset I
Khaemweset I was a prince of the Nineteenth Dynasty, addressed the Egyptologist. He  was  a  son  of  Ramses II (1290-1224  B.C.E.)  and Queen I setnofret (1), getting the heritor to the throne upon  the  death  of  3  older  brothers.  Khaemweset did as the full priest of Ptah and as the superintendent of the  interment  of  the  sacred  Apis bull  in  Saqqara. He devoted infinite hours to repairing repositories and was august for his magical acquirements.

The head of Khaemwaset I
Prince  Khaemweset  was  shown  in  the  relief  of  a battle scene as accompanying Ramses II on an expedition to Nubia (modern Sudan). In that scene Ramses II was described as a prince, not having followed Seti I at  the  time.  Taking  in  battle  and  in  administrative functions in the royal court was come by further education in divine subjects in the temple of the god Ptah in Memphis.

Pectoral from Khaemweset's
 tomb at Serapeum
When  Khaemweset  was  addressed  heir  to  the  throne in  regnal  year  c.  43  of  Ramses  II,  he  was  already  at  an won age and gone in regnal year 55. His tomb has  not  been  named,  but  a  mummy  learned  in  the granite tomb of Apis Bull XIV has raised possibilities as to  the  princes  final  breathing  place.  A  golden  mask trusted  to  belong  to  Khaemweset  was  named  in the catacombs of the Serapeum in Saqqara. The prince and his mother, Queen Isetnofret, were maybe buried near.

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