Seti II

Seti II
Statue of Seti II at the Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Pharaoh
Reign	1203–1197 BC[1]
Predecessor	Merneptah
Successor	Siptah
Royal titulary Horus name Kanakht Werpehti K3-nḫt-wr-pḥtj Strong bull, great of strength Nebty name Nakhtkhepesh-der-pedjut-9[1] Nḫt-ḫpš-dr-pḏwt-9 He who strikes victoriously the 9 bows (the enemies of Egypt) Golden Horus Aaneruemtawnebu ˁ3-nrw-m-t3w-nbw He whose victories are great in all the lands Prenomen  (Praenomen) Userkheperure Setepenre[2] Wsr-ḫprw-Rˁ-stp-n-Rˁ Powerful are the manifestations of Ra, the chosen one of Ra Nomen Seti Meryenptah Stẖj-mrj-n-Ptḥ Seth, beloved of Ptah'’
Consort	Takhat?, Twosret
Children	Seti-Merenptah
Father	Merneptah
Mother	Isetnofret II
Died	1197 BC
Burial	KV15;[3] Mummy found in the KV35 royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
Dynasty	19th Dynasty

Seti II (or Sethos II) was the fifth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and reigned from c. 1203 BC to 1197 BC.^[1] His throne name, Userkheperure Setepenre, means "Powerful are the manifestations of Re, the chosen one of Re."^[4] 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 and Nubia in Upper Egypt during his second to fourth regnal years.