Tomb of King Seti II in Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt – Egyptian Tombs
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King Seti II is the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings of Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt of The New Kingdom of Egypt.
King Seti II son of both king Merenptah, the most famous king of the Pharaohs, who has the Tomb of king Merenptah | KV8 and the Funerary temple of Merenptah in the city of Thebes, and Queen Isetnofret II, the most famous queen of Pharaonic Egypt “Female Pharaohs“.
Seti II ruled from 1203 to 1197 BC.
Learn more about the discovery of his tomb, the things that were found, and the history of the Pharaonic civilization “Ancient Egypt History“.
Tomb of King Seti II Facts
The tomb of Seti II is called Tomb 15 and is known worldwide as the tomb of King Seti II, the most famous of the pharaohs..
The tomb is located in the Valley of the Kings, and King Seti II was buried there..
The tomb was dug into a nearly vertical sloping path..
The tomb of King Seti II was excavated at the head of a valley extending southwest of the Valley of the Kings, indicating the development of Architecture in ancient Egypt.
The excavation extends along a northwest axis to the southeast..
The tomb comes with a small entrance and 3 passages..
The corridors end in a well room, but it is not dug, and the room is connected by 4 columns..
At the end of another corridor is the burial chamber for storing Food in ancient Egypt, Funerary Equipment furniture and the pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins, indicating the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt..
Interior design
The tomb of King Seti II was covered with plaster, with drawings of the God Anubis, the most famous of the Egyptian deities – Ancient Egyptian gods and Goddesses in the Ancient Egyptian religion.
Among the inscriptions on the ceiling of the burial chamber are drawings of two rows of gods, including Ra and the God Osiris.
The row of gods is placed above another row resembling the Mummy of the pharaohs, and the goddess Nut, the goddess of the sky for the ancient Egyptians, appears along the ceiling..
The spirit of God Ra was also inscribed above the head of God Nut..
There is a group of panels that embody the prayer of Ra and scenes from the Book of the Afterlife “Book of Amduat” and the Book of Gates.
There is also another group of murals in the well room. The panel depicts the king in a shrine, but with different images, such as a tiger and a papyrus boat..
Egyptology have not found a complete set of information about the history of the tomb..
But there are some ancient Egyptian documents and Ancient Egyptian Papyrus that have been studied by Egyptologists that indicate the possibility that King Seti II was buried when he died in his wife’s tomb numbered 14 and then he was moved to his current tomb..
It is clear from the study of the tomb that it was built in haste, and it may be said that behind this matter was King Setnakhte of the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty in The Ramesside Period, who made the Tomb of Tausert + King Setnakhte | KV14 for him..
Therefore, Seti II had to be moved to another tomb..
The existing inscriptions show that there was a name for Seti and it was erased but then inscribed again..
Information about the tomb of Seti II
King Seti was moved to tomb 35 in The Royal Cache of Deir el-Bahri, and only the king’s pharaonic Ancient Egyptian Coffins remained in tomb 15..
Perhaps this transfer is due to the opening of the tomb of King Seti II since ancient times and fear of the mummy being stolen by Pharaonic tomb robbers “Ancient Egyptian Grave Robbers” as a result of the spread of famines, chaos and Revolutions in Ancient Egypt and the lack of application of Law in Ancient Egypt and justice, which is symbolized by the god Maat..
59 examples of graffiti in Greek and Latin were found..
The tomb was examined by archaeologist Richard Pocock in 1738, but was not properly studied and cleared..
The tomb was reopened by English archaeologist Howard Carter, who used it as a temporary laboratory while excavating the Tomb of Tutankhamun | KV62 for the mummy of King Tutankhamun.
The cemetery is currently open for visitors, and a series of repairs have been made to the floors and lighting has been installed..
Visiting hours of Seti II’s tomb
Daily from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Valley of the Kings tombs entrance ticket price 2024
Adult= 2000 l.e
Note: Facts and secrets of the history will be added soon…
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