Sety I (Part 1).
A Repeat Appearance. In 1303 BCE, the old king Ramesses is dead after a brief reign. But now, for the first time in decades, a royal son is taking power. King Sety (Men-ma’at-Ra) ascends, aged approximately thirty years old. The new ruler’s reign will be noteworthy for its splendid monuments and its abundant records. In fact, as his reign begins, we can even trace his movements on a week-to-week basis…
Video version of Sety’s coronation imagery available on YouTube.
Note: Patrons enjoy an extended epilogue on this episode.
Details and sources:
- Date: c. 1303 BCE (roughly July to September).
- Music: Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza.
- Sources: Kenneth Kitchen’s Ramesside Inscriptions volume 1. Hieroglyph versions at Internet Archive, English translations at Abercromby Press.
- Peter Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh, out now from Lockwood Press.
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Sety receives purification from Seth and Horus (Nelson, Hypostyle Hall).
Sety enters the temple, led by Khonsu and Atum (Nelson, Hypostyle Hall).
Amun-Ra and Hathor present Sety, crowned. Thoth records Sety’s names (Nelson, Hypostyle Hall).
Sety kneels beneath the Ished tree. Ra-Horakhty blesses him. Thoth records Sety’s names and years (Nelson, Hypostyle Hall).
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