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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Priest and Builder

Cartoon of a priest with a shaved head and a spotted sash

Khaemwaset

A prince-priest who repaired old pyramids and tombs.

Years
About 1250 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
MemphisSaqqaraGiza

We are not sure: Later tales turn him into a magician. Those tales are not his real diary.

Three facts

  1. 1He was a son of Ramesses II.
  2. 2He served the god Ptah at Memphis.
  3. 3He labelled old monuments so people would remember them.

More to know

Some call him an early archaeologist. That word is modern. He was a restorer and a priest.

Places: Memphis, Saqqara, Giza.

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