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Seti II

Also known as: Sethos II

Dynasty XIX

Seti II was a son of Merenptah, and succeeded his father. His short reign was complicated by an usurper, Amenmesse, that took control of Thebes and parts of Upper Egypt.

Reign of Seti II
AE Chronology	1202–1198
von Beckerath	1200–1194
Shaw	1200–1194
Dodson	1201–1195
Malek	1200–1194
Arnold	1214–1204
Grimal	1202–1196
Redford	1221–1215
Highest attestation	Year 6

The Royal Titulary

From the hieroglyphic records

Horus name
Ka nakht wer pehty kꜢ-nḫt wr-pḥti The strong bull, great of might E1:D40-wr:r-F9-F9
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 der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 158-159, 6:H1

Variants

Variant
Ka nakht mery Ra kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤ The strong bull, beloved of Ra E1:D40-mr-i-i-C2A
Daressy, Notes et remarques, RecTrav 14 (1893): 30-31 (XLIX) Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 158-159, 6:H3

Variant
Ka nakht mery Ra kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤ The strong bull, beloved of Ra E1:D40-mr-C2
Sandstone seated statue of Seti II ( British Museum EA26) Sandstone statue, Turin 1383 Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 268:3 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 158-159, 6:H5

Variant
Ka nakht mery Ra kꜢ-nḫt mri-rꜤ The strong bull, beloved of Ra E1:D40-mr-i-i-ra:Z1-A40
Sandstone statue, Turin 1383 Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 268:5 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 158-159, 6:H4

Nebty name
Nakht khepesh der pedjut 9 nḫt-ḫpš dr-pḏt-9 The strong-armed one who has repelled the Nine Bows n:xt:xt:D40-xpS:d:r:D40-pD:t3:3*3
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 der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:N1

Variants

Variant
Mek Kemet waf khasut mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt The protector of Egypt who has subdued foreign countries Aa15:a:k-I6:Aa15:tO49-w-a:f:D40-N25:t3
Sandstone statue, Turin 1383 Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 268:5 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:N3

Variant
Mek Kemet waf khasut mk-kmt wꜤf-ḫꜢswt The protector of Egypt G20:k-I6-Aa15:tO49-G45-f:W:D40-N25:tZ2
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 251:4-5 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:N4

Golden Horus name
Aa neru em tau nebu ꜤꜢ-nrw-m-tꜢw-nbw He whose victories are great in all the lands aA:nr:Aa15-N17:N17:N17:nb:W*Z2
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 der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:G1

Variants

Variant
Aa nakhtu em tau nebu ꜤꜢ-nḫtw m tꜢw-nbw Great of victories in all lands aA:a:Y1-n:M3-x^^^D40:tZ2-Aa15:N17:N17:N17-nb:WZ2
Statue of Seti II at Karnak Painted statue (Cairo Museum, CG 1198) Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 260:11-12 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:G2

Throne name
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ Powerful are the manifestations of Ra, the chosen one of Ra ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-stp&n&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 der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T1

Variants

Variant
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-stp&n&ra-C12E-mr
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 294:13 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T7

Variant
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-stp&n&ra-U7:r-i-i-A2-i-mn:n-G7
Griffith, Petrie Papyri (1898), pl. 39, line 34 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T8

Variant
User kheperu Ra, setep en Ra wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has chosen ra-wsr-xpr:Z2:n-stp&n&ra
Papyrus Anastasi VI Gardiner, Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca VII (1937), 72:8 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T2

Variant
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mri.imn The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-C12E-mr
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 248:3 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T3

Variant
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mri.imn The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-N36:i*(mn:n)
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 246:14 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T5

Variant
User kheperu Ra, mery Amun wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mri.imn The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Amun ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-i-mn:n:U7
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 204e Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T6

Variant
User kheperu Ra, mery Seth wsr-ḫprw-rꜤ mri.stẖ The strong one of the manifestations of Ra, beloved of Seth ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-mr-stX
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 246:3 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:T9

Birth name
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah p:t-H-mr-stXii:n
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 237c Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E1

Variants

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX\-A40A-N36:n-i-i
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

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-(p:t)Hmr\:n
de Morgan, Catalogue des monuments et inscriptions de l'Egypte antique (1894), I, 95, No. 146 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E3

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-mr*(p:t-H):n
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 251:5 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E4

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-N36:n-p:t-H
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 205c/e Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E5

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-U7:n-p:t-H
Fragment of kneeling statue (Cairo Museum, CG 1239) Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 245:10-11

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX\-C102-(i-i-mr):n
Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 246

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-N36:n-p:t-H-C102
Qantir doorway lintel Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 294:14

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah stX-i-i-N36:n-p:t-H-C19
Metropolitan Museum of Art 67.161.2 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E7

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah mr\-H-p:t-swtii*i:n
Newberry, Scarabs (1908), pl. 36 (4) Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E8

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah C98A-V39A-N36:n-p:t-H
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), Text III, 215 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E9

Variant
Seti mery en Ptah stḥy mri n ptḥ The one who belongs to Seth, beloved of Ptah E21-i-i-U7:n-p:t-H-G7
Papyrus Anastasi VI Gardiner, Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca VII (1937), 72:8 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E11

Variant
Seti stḥy The one who belongs to Seth E21-i-i
Limestone fragments (Cairo museum CG 25515) Kitchen. Ramesside Inscriptions, IV, 382:9 Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 160-161, 6:E10

Bibliography

Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 158–161
Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 414–416
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 19 (1913): 130–139
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 122–123

Merenptah Dynasty XIX Amenmesse

Seti II

The Royal Titulary

Bibliography

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