![]() ![]() Archaeologists still haven't been able to locate its end! Today, we know it is much larger than this. The tomb has multiple passageways and more than a hundred small chambers. ![]() However, Recent excavations and studies of the tomb revealed that it is much larger than previously thought. Credit: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra - CC BY-SA 2.0 When Belzoni discovered Seti I's tomb in 1817, he estimated the burial to be approximately 328 feet (100 meters). Shortly after having been crowned, the Pharaoh ordered to start building his colossal tomb in the Valley Of the Kings. He needed and wanted something quite extraordinary on his journey to the afterlife. His interment was apparently inspected in Year 53 of Ramesses II.Pharaoh Seti I had no intentions of being put to rest in a small insignificant tomb. Amun-her-khepeshef was buried in tomb KV5 in the Valley of the Kings, in a large tomb built for the sons of Ramesses II. The next crown prince was his half-brother Ramesses, the eldest son of Queen Isetnofret. He is known to have had a wife named Nefertari – who could be identical with Ramesses' daughter, Nefertari, possibly a child of Queen Nefertari – and a son named Seti. DeathĪmun-her-khepeshef died around Year 25 of his father's reign. He is depicted with his father lassoing a bull in the Abydos temple walls and appears frequently on Ramesses II's statues. Statues and depictions of Amun-her-khepeshef appear in his father's famous temples in Abu Simbel, Luxor, in the Ramesseum, and in Seti's Abydos temple. ![]() Amun-her-khepeshef was involved in an exchange of diplomatic correspondence with the Hittites after Ramesses II's Year 21 peace treaty with them. He appears on a wall in the Temple of Beit el-Wali. His titles indicate that he held a high position in the army, and according to some relief depictions, he and his younger half-brother Khaemwaset fought in the Battle of Kadesh and the campaigns in Nubia (or at least he accompanied his father to these battles). Some of them were unique such as "Commander of the Troops", "Effective Confidant" and "Eldest Son of the King of his Body." Some of his other titles were shared with other prominent princes such as " Fan-bearer on the King's Right Hand" and "Royal Scribe". Merenptah, Ramesses II's 13th son, would later assume the throne in Year 67 of Ramesses II.Īmun-her-khepeshef, as heir to the throne, held several titles. Ramesses B, Ramesses II's second oldest son then succeeded him as Crown Prince for another 25 years (from Year 25 to Year 50 of this pharaoh's reign). BiographyĪmun-her-khepeshef was the crown prince of Egypt for the first 25 years of Ramesses II's reign but eventually predeceased his father in Year 25 of his father's reign. Seth-her-khepeshef was formerly thought to be another son of Ramesses II. He appears to have changed his name once again to Seth-her-khepeshef around Year 20 of Ramesses II. He changed his name to Amun-her-khepeshef ("Amun Is with His Strong Arm") early in his father's reign. He was originally called Amun-her-wenemef ("Amun Is with His Right Arm"). He was born when his father was still a co-regent with Seti I.
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