Editing Seti II (section)

{{Short description|Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty}}
{{Infobox pharaoh
| name=Seti II
| image=Turin statue of Seti II.jpg
| caption=Statue of Seti II at the [[Museo Egizio]], [[Turin]], [[Italy]]
| nomen_hiero=<hiero>p:t-V28-U6-C7-i-i-n</hiero>
| nomen=Seti Meryenptah<br>''Stẖj-mrj-n-Ptḥ''<br>''[[Set (mythology)|Seth]], beloved of [[Ptah]]''
| prenomen_hiero=
| prenomen=Userkheperure Setepenre<ref>Peter Clayton, Chronicle of the Pharaohs, Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1994. p.158</ref><br>''Wsr-ḫprw-Rˁ-stp-n-Rˁ''<br>''Powerful are the manifestations of [[Ra]], the chosen one of Ra''<br><hiero>M23:t-L2:t-<-ra-wsr-xpr:Z2-ra:stp:n-></hiero> 
| golden=Aaneruemtawnebu<br>''ˁ3-nrw-m-t3w-nbw''<br>''He whose victories are great in all the lands''
| GoldenHiero=<hiero>O29:H4*Z2-G17-N16:N16:N16-V30:Z2</hiero>
| nebty=Nakhtkhepesh-der-pedjut-9<ref name="digital">[http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/setyii.html Seti II on digital Egypt]</ref><br>''Nḫt-ḫpš-dr-pḏwt-9''<br>''He who strikes victoriously the 9 bows (the enemies of Egypt)'' 
| NebtyHiero=<hiero>N35:M3:Aa1*X1-D43:F23-D46:D21-D43:T10:X1-Z3-Z3-Z3</hiero>
| horus=Kanakht Werpehti<br>''K3-nḫt-wr-pḥtj''<br>''Strong bull, great of strength'' 
| HorusHiero=<hiero>E1:D40-G36:D21-F9:F9-D43</hiero>
| reign=1203&ndash;1197 BC<ref name="digital"/>
| predecessor=[[Merneptah]] 
| successor=[[Siptah]] 
| dynasty=[[Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt|19th&nbsp;Dynasty]] 
| death_date=1197 BC 
| spouse=[[Takhat]]?, [[Twosret]]
| children=[[Seti-Merenptah]], [[Siptah]]?
| mother=[[Isetnofret II]]
| father=[[Merneptah]]
| burial= [[KV15]];<ref name="Seti_KV15">{{cite web | url = http://www.egyptsites.co.uk/upper/luxorwest/tombs/kings/seti2.html | title = Seti II | access-date = 2007-03-17 }}</ref> Mummy found in the [[KV35|KV35 royal cache]] (Theban Necropolis)
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}}
[[File:Schiaparelli's excavations - Ashmunein, Excavation area, Temple of Amun (and Thoth), 1909, photo 10 of 16 - Archivio fotografico Museo Egizio, Turin C00905.jpg|thumb|246x246px|Left side of the entrance portal of the temple of Amun (and Thoth) inside the sacred enclosure of the temple of Thoth. Pharaoh Seti II can be recognised, and on the right, the figure of the god Thoth. Schiaparelli excavations.]]
'''Seti II''' (or '''Sethos II''') was the fifth pharaoh of the [[Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt]] and reigned from {{circa}}&nbsp;1203&nbsp;BC to 1197&nbsp;BC.<ref name="digital"/> His throne name, Userkheperure Setepenre, means "Powerful are the manifestations of [[Ra|Re]], the chosen one of Re."<ref>Clayton, p.158</ref> He was the son of [[Merneptah]] and [[Isetnofret II]] and occupied the throne during a period known for dynastic intrigue and short reigns, and his rule was no different. Seti II had to deal with many serious plots, most significantly the accession of a rival king named [[Amenmesse]], possibly a half brother, who seized control over [[Thebes, Egypt|Thebes]] and [[Nubia]] in Upper Egypt during his second to fourth regnal years.