Prince Sety
This
is actually one of his brothers,
but Sety would have been
depicted similarly.
Titles: King’s Son of his Body,
First Officer of his father.
Prince Sety is the 9th son of Ramesses II. At some point he was thought
to be a son of Queen Nefertari, but that was due to an incorrect
interpretation of an ostracon.
Sety was present during the triumph after the battle of Qadesh, and
the siege of the Syrian city of Dapur in year 10. Not much more is
known about this prince. He is mentioned on a column drum and on a
statuette, but we see no further traces of him in the archaeological
records. He may have died relatively young.
Sety was buried in KV5, where
two of
his canopic jars were found. His name is spelled Sutiy in his funerary
equipment.
 Prince
Sety in Thebes
Battle of Kadesh
inscriptions from year 5. Shown at the Ramesseum,
Luxor and Abu Simbel.
Captives and
Spoils presented to the King
Prince Sety leads prisoners before the King. He is named: “Bodily
King’s Son, beloved of him, Sety.”
Presentation of Spoils to the
Gods
“Presenting tribute after his majesty, by the King’s Son Sety,
justified”
(similar scenes show the Princes Amenhirkhepeshef, Ramesses,
Prehirwenemef, Khaemwaset, Montuhirkhepeshef, Nebenkhurru, Meryamun,
Amenemwia, Setepenre, Meryre, and Merenptah presenting prisoners.)
Luxor Forecourt, West Wall,
North Side
King
receives Prisoners led by his sons.
The Princes Amenhirkhepeshef, Ramesses, Prehirwenemef and Khaemwaset
lead prisoners before the King.
The Princes Khaemwaset, Montuhirwenemef, Nebenkhurru, Meryamun,
Amenemwia and Setepenre are shown attending the King.
Two more rows of scenes show the princes with their prisoners. In the
top row we see Bodily King’s Son Sety.
The Battle of Dapur (Image from
wikicommons)
Battle against Dapur (Year 10?) - Ramesseum Record:
Two Princes in Battle:
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Montu-hir-khepeshef (Amenhirkhepeshef?)
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Khaemwaset.
Four Princes in Siege of Fort:
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Amenemwia
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Meryamun
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Sety
Bodily and Beloved King's Son, Setepenre
Close up of the Dapur scene
with Prince Sety being the second from the right.
Ostracon (Louvre 2261)
The ostracon mentions Year 53, 3rd month of Akhet, Day 23. Named are
the King’s Son Sety, born of Nefertari, the King’s Son and Delegate
Sethhirkhepeshef.
This text is now thought to refer to Sety, son of Sethhirkhepeshef and
Princess Nefertari. (Dodson and Hilton)
Column Drum; Cairo Museum
The Hereditary Prince, Royal Scribe and King’s Son, Sety, justified.
Limestone Statuette, Cairo
Dorsal Pillar: […] in the divine barque, successor of Horus, Iunmutef
priest, beloved fosterling of the King, […]
Left Side: Bodily King’s Son, his beloved, first officer of his father,
Sety.
Valley of the Kings KV5
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Canopic Jar. The jar was broken and the pieces were found in
both chamber 1 and chamber 2. The inscription reads: “The Osiris,
King’s Son, whom he loves, Sety, true of voice”. (Jar mentions Hapy)
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Canopic Jar. The jar was broken and the pieces were found in
chamber 3. The inscription reads: “The Osiris, King’s Bodily Son,
Sety”. (Jar mentions Serqet and Qebehsenuef)
Much of the information comes from:
Kitchen, K.A., Rammeside
Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated,
Translations, Volume II, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
Information about KV5 comes from:
KV5: A Preliminary Report on the Excavation of
the Tomb of the Sons of Ramesses II in the Valley of the Kings
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