Which Seti was the one who overwrote monumental inscriptions by Ramses II?
How many Seti’s were there? Convention has a Seti III, which we believe was king who reigned for six months at the end of the 19th Dynasty and who made those changes on the monuments of Ramses II. In revised view the 6 month `reign’ of Seti II/III came to an end in 525 BC as a result of the Persian invasion. Setnakht/Achoris ruled from 393-380 BC. We see that over 130 years intervened between these two rulers. Not only does chancellor Bay belong to the time of the three brothers, the confusion between Sethos of the three brothers, Seti I and Seti II is what distorts the true time of these rulers. The personalities which belong into the time of the three brothers are: Ramses-Siptah, Merneptah-Siptah, Twosert (Tausert), Sethos/Seti, Armais/Horemheb, chancellor Bey or Bay. We are talking about the years between 722-688 BC. The reliefs on the walls of the Second Court of the Temple of Medinet Habu are usually interpreted to represent the procession of royal statues. The sequence of the nam
