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From a graffito written in the first corridor of Twosret's KV14 tomb, Seti II was buried in his KV15 tomb on "Year 1, III Peret day 11" of Siptah's reign. [21]
Seti II Detail of a monumental sculpture of Seti II, king of the 19th dynasty (c. 1292–c. 1191 bce) in ancient Egypt. It was originally located in the courtyard of the temple at Karnak, and it is now located at the Egyptian Museum in Turin, Italy.
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Seti II was initially buried in KV14 with his wife Tausret, who was regent for the young king Siptah and became queen in her own right. Without a heir to take the crown, the monarchy was taken by Setnakhte who began excavating his own tomb, KV11 and abandoned it shortly after the workman broke through in to the KV10.
Tomb KV15, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, was used for the burial of Pharaoh Seti II of the Nineteenth Dynasty. The tomb was dug into the base of a near-vertical cliff face at the head of a wadi running southwest from the main part of the Valley of the Kings.
Seti II. Seti Merenptah (aka Sety Merenptah) ruled Egypt for a few years towards the end of the nineteenth dynasty (New Kingdom). He was the son of the pharaoh Merenptah and his Great Royal Wife Isetnofret II (who was the daughter of either Ramesses II or his son Khaemwaset).
The Location: Tomb KV15. Seti II’s final resting place lies in the Valley of the Kings, near the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes (now modern-day Luxor). Its rugged terrain and natural fortifications protected the remains of Egypt’s elite from tomb robbers and desecration.
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Altenmuller proposed that Seti was originally buried in the tomb of Tausret ( KV 14) and later moved into KV 15 by Setnakhte (or Ramesess III) who reconsecrated the tomb and replaced the cartouches.
