Seti
I (Menmaatre)
1394 - 1279
Temple
of Karnak
The second pylon was built by Seti I and
his son Ramses II (between 1294 and 1213 BC)
Seti I ruled during the
19th Dynasty. He was a good military leader. Seti took 60,000 soldiers into Asia. He took
back several cities in the Syrian territory. He also took Palestine and Damascus. Seti
allied with the Hittites against the Kadesh.
Seti built his mortuary at Abydos.
Seti had a 300 foot deep tunnel cut into the cliffs. It is the largest tomb in the Valley
of the Kings. Over 700 Shabti, stone or wooden figures, were buried along with Seti. They
were to protect him in his afterlife.
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