179: Sety's Renaissance

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.

• Date: c. 1303 BCE (roughly July to September).
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• Music: Luke Chaos and Keith Zizza.
• Logo image: Sety I from his royal tomb. Louvre Museum.
• 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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• P. J. Brand, The Monuments of Seti I: Epigraphic, Historical and Art Historical Analysis (2000).
• P. J. Brand, Ramesses II: Egypt’s Ultimate Pharaoh (2023).
• P. J. Brand et al., The Great Hypostyle Hall in the Temple of Amun at Karnak Volume 1, Part 2: Translation and Commentary (2018).
• A. Dodson, Sethy I King of Egypt: His Life and Afterlife (2019).
• A. Dodson and D. Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt (2004).
• D. C. Forbes, Complete Catalogue of the Royal Mummies Plus 7 Addenda (2016).
• J. E. Harris and K. R. Weeks, X-Raying the Pharaohs (1973).
• Z. Hawass and S. N. Saleem, Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging in the New Kingdom Royal Mummies (2016).
• K. A. Kitchen, Ramesside Inscriptions: Translated and Annotated: Translations, I (2017).
• R. J. Leprohon, The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Wilson, 2013).
• M. Murray, Egyptian Temples (2005).
• H. H. Nelson, The Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak Volume 1, Part 1: The Wall Reliefs, ed. W.J. Murnane (1981). The Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, Volume 1, Part 1: The Wall Reliefs | Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (uchicago.edu)

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