Khaemwaset (20th dynasty)
Khaemwaset | |
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Prince | |
Dynasty | 20th Dynasty |
Pharaoh | Ramesses III, Ramesses IV |
Father | Ramesses III |
Burial | QV44 |
Khaemwaset or Khaemwase was an ancient Egyptian prince, a son of Pharaoh Ramesses III. His name can also be found as Ramesses Khaemwaset.[1]
Biography
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Khaemwaset
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||
Like many of his brothers, he was named after a son of
Medinet Habu.[1] Both Khaemwaset and his brother Pareherwenemef are mentioned as Eldest King's Son, which probably means that they were firstborn sons of different mothers.[3]
His well preserved tomb, QV44 (in the Valley of the Queens) was excavated by Italian archaeologists in 1903-1904.[4] A canopic jar of his is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo; his sarcophagus and probable mummy is in the Museo Egizio Turin.[5] He outlived his father and was buried under the reign of his brother Ramesses IV, since the text on the sarcophagus mentions Ramesses IV.[4]
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Sources
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.192
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, op.cit., p.186
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, op.cit., p.190
- ^ ISBN 88-8095-496-2
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, op.cit., p.193