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Seti II

The fifth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty
Prenomen: Userkheperura
Also known as: Sethos II
Accession 1203 BC
End of reign 1200 BC
Duration 3 years
Highest attested year Year 6
Seti II was the son of Merenptah and a grandson of the great Ramesses II. He succeeded his father on the throne, but his reign was complicated by a rival king, Amenmesse, who seized power in Upper Egypt and Nubia sometime between years 2 and 4 of Seti II's reign. This usurper was eventually dealt with.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

kA-nxt wr-pHti
Ka nakht wer pehty ★
kꜢ-nḫt wr-pḥti
"The strong bull, great of might"
Seti II Athribis obelisk usurped from Ramesses II (Berlin ÄM 12800)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 244:5-16
Roeder, Ägyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museum zu Berlin, II , p. 28, 30, 32
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:158-159, 6:H1
kA-nxt mrj-ra
Ka nakht mery Ra
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-rꜤ
"The strong bull, beloved of Ra"
Daressy, Notes et remarques, REC 14 (1893): 30-31 (XLIX)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:158-159, 6:H3
kA-nxt mrj-ra
Ka nakht mery Ra
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-rꜤ
"The strong bull, beloved of Ra"
Sandstone seated statue of Seti II ( British Museum EA26)
Sandstone statue, Turin 1383
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 268:3
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:158-159, 6:H5
kA-nxt mrj-ra
Ka nakht mery Ra
kꜢ-nḫt mrꞽ-rꜤ
"The strong bull, beloved of Ra"
Sandstone statue, Turin 1383
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 268:5
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:158-159, 6:H4
nxt-xpS dr-pDt-9
Nakht khepesh der pedjut 9 ★
nḫt-ḫpš dr-pḏt-9
"The strong-armed one who has repelled the Nine Bows"
Seti II Athribis obelisk usurped from Ramesses II (Berlin ÄM 12800)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 244:8/11
Roeder, Ägyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museum zu Berlin, II , p. 28
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:N1
mk-kmt waf-xAswt
Mek Kemet waf khasut
mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt
"The protector of Egypt who has subdued foreign countries"
Sandstone statue, Turin 1383
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 268:5
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:N3
mk-kmt waf-xAswt
Mek Kemet waf khasut
mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt
"The protector of Egypt"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 251:4-5
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:N4
aA-nrw-m-tAw-nbw
Aa neru em tau nebu ★
ꜤꜢ-nrw-m-tꜢw-nbw
"He whose victories are great in all the lands"
Seti II Athribis obelisk usurped from Ramesses II (Berlin ÄM 12800)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 244:8/11
Roeder, Ägyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museum zu Berlin, II , p. 28, 30
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:G1
aA-nxtw m tAw-nbw
Aa nakhtu em tau nebu
ꜤꜢ-nḫtw m tꜢw-nbw
"Great of victories in all lands"
Statue of Seti II at Karnak
Painted statue (Cairo Museum, CG 1198)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 260:11-12
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:G2
wsr-xprw-ra stp.n-ra
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra ★
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"Powerful are the manifestations of Ra, the chosen one of Ra"
Seti II Athribis obelisk usurped from Ramesses II (Berlin ÄM 12800)
Roeder, Ägyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museum zu Berlin, II , p. 29
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T1
wsr-xprw-ra stp.n-ra
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 294:13
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T7
wsr-xprw-ra stp.n-ra
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen"
Griffith, Petrie Papyri (1898), pl. 39, line 34
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T8
wsr-xprw-ra stp.n-ra
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen"
Papyrus Anastasi VI
Gardiner, Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca VII (1937), 72:8
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T2
wsr-xprw-ra mrj.jmn
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mrꞽ.ꞽmn
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 248:3
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T3
wsr-xprw-ra mrj.jmn
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun ★
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mrꞽ.ꞽmn
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 246:14
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T5
wsr-xprw-ra mrj.jmn
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mrꞽ.ꞽmn
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T6·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 204e
wsr-xprw-ra mrj.stX
User kheperu Ra, mery Seth
wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mrꞽ.stẖ
"The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Seth"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 246:3
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:T9
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 237c
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Seti II Athribis obelisk usurped from Ramesses II (Berlin ÄM 12800)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 244:8/11
Roeder, Ägyptische Inschriften aus den Königlichen Museum zu Berlin, II , 31
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
de Morgan, Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Egypte antique (1894), I, 95, No. 146
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E3
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 251:5
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E4
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E5·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:III, 205c/e
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Fragment of kneeling statue (Cairo Museum, CG 1239)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 245:10-11
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 246
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Qantir doorway lintel
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 294:14
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Metropolitan Museum of Art 67.161.2
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E7
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Newberry, Scarabs (1908), pl. 36 (4)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E8
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E9·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:Text III, 215
stHy mrj n ptH
Seti mery en Ptah
stḥy mrꞽ n ptḥ
"The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah"
Papyrus Anastasi VI
Gardiner, Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca VII (1937), 72:8
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E11
stHy
Seti
stḥy
"The one who belongs to Seth"
Limestone fragments (Cairo museum CG 25515)
Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions IV, 382:9
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:160-161, 6:E10

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