Khaemweset

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Prince Khaemweset (or Khaemwaset) was the fourth son of Ramesses II, by his queen Isetnofret and, by far, the best known son of this king whose memory was remembered for centuries after his death.^[1]

He held the position of Crown Prince to the throne between Year 50 and Year 55 of his father's reign) before dying. He also served the High Priest of Ptah and Governor of Memphis. He restored monuments of earlier kings and nobles, such as Shepseskaf, Sahure and Nyuserre Ini. He also restored the pyramid of Unas at Saqqara. Because of this, he is often called "the first Egyptologist."

In later times Khaemwaset was remembered as a wise man, and portrayed as the hero in a cycle of stories dating to Greco-Roman times.^[2] One example is the 'Stories of Setne Khamwas'. He is believed to have been buried at Saqqara, "perhaps below his hilltop sanctuary between Abusir and Saqqara."^[3]

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