Sethos

Seti I is not as well known as his father and grandfather -- and in fact there appears to be some confusion over the sequence of kings and events that led to his rule and the rule of his successors.

As the eldest son of Marietta, he was the military commander for his father and he reigned only after the brief reign of Amenmesse, his half-brother. Amenmesse may have been a legitimate successor or he may have usurped the throne.

it is assumed that he continued military and political campaigns in Nubia and the Sinai, since his name has been found in inscriptions there.

His tomb is known in the Valley of the Kings, but his mortuary temple has never been found. The tomb cleared by Howard Carter in 2903 and was used as storage during the excavation of Tutankhamun's tomb nearby. Seti II was not found in this tomb -- his mummy was found in KV 35 in the cache of mummies, there, and some believe that he may have been buried in the tomb of his wife, Tawosret instead, and this tomb was hastily finished by Sekhnakht in the next dynasty. THe initial part of the tomb is sunken and raised reliefs, unpainted; the remaining decorations are more crude painted scenes. Seti II's name was carved, then erased, and then recarved in places in the tomb.

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Ramesses I
Seti I
Ramesses II
Merneptah
Amenmesse
Seti II
Siptah
Tawosret
Bay

monuments

Tomb KV 15, Valley of the Kings
Temple at Heliopolis
Temple of Mut