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• Seti's Tomb is in the Valley of the Kings number 17
• The tomb of SETI I, also known as Belzoni's Tomb after the adventurer who first entered it in 1817, it is noted for magnificent astronomical reliefs in its vaulted ceiling.
• The coffin is now in the Cairo Museum, number 61019
• The mummy was found in 1881, and was unwrapped in 1886 by Maspero
• The second king in the Egyptian 19th dynasty (c.1312-c.1298BC)
• Succeeded his father, Ramesses I.
• Seti made conquests in Syria and Palestine
• Remembered for his work on the temples at Karnak and for his magnificent tomb at Thebes.
• ABYDOS Among the most impressive monuments are the temple of SETI I of the 19th (1320-1200 BC) dynasty, which contains perhaps the finest royal painted relief preserved from ancient Egypt, and the famous Gallery of the List of Kings, on the walls of which appears the chronological succession of most of the Egyptian rulers from Menes to Seti I.
• He was succeeded by Ramesses II (The Great).

Credits

Although most of this site is my own work, I have used some images from other Ancient Egyptian Web sites and resources, some of which I can no longer locate.

Main sources used

Petrie Museum, British Museum, Sir John Soane's Museum, Asmolean Museum Oxford,

The Louvre Paris,Museo Archeologico Bologna