| Birth Name: | Seti Meryenptah |
| Throne Name: | Menmaatre |
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Various assigned dates 1291
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mn-mAat-ra Menmaatre (Eternal Is The Justice Of Re) |
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sTXy Seti (He Of Seth) |
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sTXy (mri.n-ptH) Merienptah (Beloved Of Ptah) |
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This kneeling statue of the king shows him making offerings to
Osiris and was probably intended for his temple at Abydos. The same
high artistic standards that are seen in the reliefs of Seti I are
evident in this statue and the face seems to be reminiscent of
earlier kings of Dynasty 18 such as Thutmose III.
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This statue of
Seti I was composed of several elements individually sculptured and assembled. It was then dismembered and deprived of its valuable parts then buried under the debris of the Karnak cache during the Late Period.. |
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Father
Ramesses
1295-1294 BC
Ramesses entered the military
service and worked his way up to commander of troops, superintendent of
the cavalry and eventually general. A short time later he became vizier
to King Horemheb. He was also Primate of Egypt, which was the high
priest of
Amon, and was in charge of all the temples in Egypt. Horemheb died
with no heir so Ramesses assumed the throne. His queen, Sitre, was the
mother of Seti I, who was already a veteran military commander. Ramesses
was originally buried in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was later
vandalized so the priests removed the body to Deir el Bahri
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Wife Tuya
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