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Ancient Egyptian sculptures of Prince Khaemwset
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#HistorysFirstArchaeologist: We got a winner!

#Nabonidus, King of Babylon takes the trophy home.

But #Khaemweset delivered an exciting and close run, in particular in the last quarter. So, who knows, maybe they sooner or later agree on a return match ...

While the archaeological interest of both, #Khaemweset and #Nabonidus, likely rather followed political and religious tracks, they're both attributed with a certain historical curiosity - and both have been named "#HistorysFirstArchaeologist".

So, choose your player. 😉

Is it #Khaemweset, the ancient Egyptian crown prince (1281-1225 BC) who uncovered and restored ancient monuments of past rulers and renewed their funerary cults?

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Crown Prince #Khaemweset seems to have been a bit of a 'cleaner' following his father's (Ramesses II) building projects (using older monuments as quarries), restoring the funerary cults of earlier kings, leaving a number of restoration texts ...