Khaemweset (also given as Khaemwaset, Khaemwise, Khaemuas, Setem Khaemwaset, c. 1281-c.1225 BCE) was the fourth son of Ramesses II (1279-1213 BCE) and his queen Isetnefret. He is the best known of Ramesses II's many children after the pharaoh Merenptah (1213-1203 BCE).
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c. 1281 BCE - c. 1225 BCELife of Prince Khaemweset, High Priest of Ptah, "First Egyptologist".
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1274 BCEKhaemweset accompanies his father Ramesses II at the Battle of Kadesh.
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c. 1263 BCEKhaemweset is Sem-Priest of Ptah at Memphis.
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c. 1249 BCEKhaemweset is High Priest of Ptah at Memphis.
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c. 1248 BCEKhaemweset begins construction of Serapeum at Saqqara for the Apis Bull.
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c. 1248 BCE - c. 1225 BCEKhaemweset devotes himself to preservation of Egypt's historical monuments, records, and temples.
