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New Kingdom · 19th Dynasty
Seti I (Sethos I)
- Reign
- 1290–1279 (1290–1279/78) BC
- Throne name
- Men-maat-Re
- Dynasty
- 19th Dynasty
- Period
- New Kingdom, c. 1550–1070 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, Memphis, at times Akhetaten (Amarna) and Pi-Ramesses
Seti I (Sethos I) is listed in the king list under ‘19th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: New Kingdom (c. 1550–1070 BC). Reign: 1290–1279 (1290–1279/78) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Men-maat-Re.
What is known about Seti I (Sethos I)
Seti I undertook campaigns in Syria and against the Libyans. His building activity was very extensive. His mortuary temple, with its famous king list, was built at Abydos.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: New Kingdom
Egypt becomes a great power with a sphere of influence stretching from Sudan to Syria. The vast temples of Karnak and Luxor and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings date from this period.
- c. 1323 BCDeath of Tutankhamun. His almost intact tomb, KV62, is discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
- 1274 BCBattle of Kadesh between Ramesses II and the Hittites.
- 1259 BCEgyptian–Hittite peace treaty, the oldest surviving peace treaty in the world.
- c. 1250 BCRock temples of Abu Simbel. In 1964–1968 they were cut into blocks and moved to safety from the rising waters of Lake Nasser.
More about this period: New Kingdom
19th Dynasty: all rulers
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