With the establishment of the College of Antiquities in Sweden in 1666, an ordinance on the preservation of ancient monuments was written to gain knowledge of Sweden's oldest history. The old Icelandic and Norwegian literature was also studied, until the activities declined around 1720. This project aims to draw attention to an equally ambitious, but almost unknown, Swedish research on Egyptian antiquity during the same period. A central figure in this project was Charles XII, who commissioned the three orientation expeditions during his exile in Bender. The expeditions started from Bender and consisted of chaplains and fortification officers in the Carolinian army. In addition, treatises and several literary works on ancient Egypt were written during the period. As with the study of ancient remains in Sweden, the study of Egyptian artifacts put established knowledge in a new light. The exploration of monuments and ancient texts created - what I call - cracks in time due to discoveries that suggested that the history of the Egyptian dynasty was older than the biblical creation story. The aim of this project is twofold: to define the forms and content of early modern Swedish Egyptology, and to analyze this knowledge in a contemporary historical perspective. The project will result in a book in Swedish for the public interested in history. The book will fill a gap in knowledge as it addresses a fascinating quest for knowledge about ancient Egypt long before the emergence of modern Egyptology in the 19th century.