Khaemwaset (18th dynasty)

Khaemwaset was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 18th dynasty. He is likely to have been a son of Pharaoh Amenhotep II.[1]



Khaemwaset
in hieroglyphs

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, (London: 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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