Ramses the Great's Prince Khaemwaset: Scholar, Magician, Archaeologist

By the time Ramses the Great was in his forties, he had a son who was far more interested in temples than battles. Prince Khaemwaset, the fourth son of the king, became the High Priest of Ptah in Memphis and used that position to restore the pyramids and tombs of Egypt’s ancient past—monuments already over a thousand years old. He earned the title "The First Egyptologist" from modern historians. But in his own time, he was known as a magician, a healer, and the author of the Serapeum inscriptions. This episode explores his restoration projects at Giza and Saqqara, his role in the Heb Sed festival, and the legends that grew around him after his death—including tales of him outsmarting Nubian sorcerers in the Ptolemaic-era "Setne Khamwas" stories. We also look at his rivalry with his brother Merenptah and how Khaemwaset's death before his father changed the succession. Lucas and Luna dig into the real man behind the myth: a prince who chose scribal palette over chariot. #Khaemwaset #RamsesTheGreat #AncientEgypt #Kemet #Ptah #Memphis #Serapeum #Saqqara #Giza #Pyramids #HebSed #SetneKhamwas #Merenptah #FirstEgyptologist #Archaeology #PerRamesses #FexingoHistory #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo