Seti I

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Seti
Rule1290 - 1279 BC,
PredecessorFather Ramses I
Nomen (meaning of name)He of the God Seth
MotherSit-Re
Dynasty19th
ConsortsTuya daughter of a charioteer
Capital cityAvaris (Pi-Ramesse)
AchievementsMilitary expansion in Nubia
Capture of Kadesh
Construction in Abydos
Burial Valley of Kings - KV 17
SuccesorSon Ramses II out of Queen Tuya

  • Father of Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramses II
  • He I fought a series of wars in Western Asia, Libya and Nubia which ended in victories, and the capture of the Syrian town of Kadesh, and neighboring territory of Amurru from the Hittite Empire. Kadesh had been lost to Egypt since the time of Akhenaten.
  • Began construction in the great Hypostyle Hall and the 2nd pylons in the Temple of Amun at Karnak, which his son Ramses II later finished.
  • At Abydos, he built a remarkable temple with seven sanctuaries,
  • Seti his tomb in the Valley of Kings is the longest, deepest (at 300 feet), and most complete tomb in the valley

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