Khaemwaset (18th dynasty)

For other ancient Egyptian people called Khaemwaset, see Khaemwaset (disambiguation).
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Khaemwaset
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Khaemwaset was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 18th dynasty. He is likely to have been a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.[1]

He is mentioned on two graffiti along with the throne name of Amenhotep II. He is titled “Overseer of the Cattle”,[2] which was a rare title for a prince.[3]

Sources

  1. ↑ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.139
  2. ↑ Dodson–Hilton, op.cit., p.139
  3. ↑ Dodson–Hilton, op.cit., p.19
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