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Seti I was the father of Rameses the Great
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Seti I - father of Rameses the GreatSeti I was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt (Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt), the son of Rameses I and Queen Sitre and the father of Rameses II. There have been finds dating up to year 13 of Seti's reign. It is uncertain whether he died during this year or if he continued to reign. In year 7 of his reign, Seti shared his power with his son Rameses II and this co-regency continued for several years. |
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Seti's tomb was found in 1817 by Giovanni Battista Belzoni. It is considered one of the most beautiful in the Valley of the Kings, and has been closed in recent times for restoration.
Seti's mummy was found in 1881, in tomb DB320 at Deir el-Bahri, and has since been kept at the Egyptian Museum. From an examination of his mummy, Seti seems to have been less than forty years old when he died.
After the social trouble generated by Akhenaten's religious reform, Horemheb, Rameses I and Seti I sought to re-establish order in the kingdom and to reaffirm Egypt's sovereignty over Palestine.
Looking to his borders and traditional subject states, Seti, with energy and decision, confronted the Hittites several times. Without succeeding in destroying the Hittites as a potential danger to Egypt, he reconquered most of the disputed territories for Egypt and generally concluded his military campaigns with victories which were commemorated by large pictures placed on the front of the temple of Amon, situated in Karnak.
A funerary temple for Seti was constructed on the west back of the Nile at Thebes, a funerary temple was also built at Abydos. His capital was at Memphis. He is considered a great king, but his fame has been overshadowed since ancient times by that of his son Rameses II.
The name Seti means "of Set", which indicates that he was consecrated to the god Set.
