Egypt under Seti I
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Egypt under Seti I was the New Kingdom pharaonic state ruled by Pharaoh Seti I, marked by military campaigns in the Levant and extensive temple-building that helped restore Egyptian power after the Amarna period.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egypt under Seti I canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
ⓘ
phase of the New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOfRuler | KV17 (tomb of Seti I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
campaigns against Shasu nomads
ⓘ
campaigns against the Hittite sphere of influence ⓘ campaigns in Canaan ⓘ campaigns in Libya ⓘ campaigns in Syria ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culturalFeature |
elaborate royal reliefs and inscriptions
ⓘ
historical battle scenes on temple walls ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
expansion of agricultural estates tied to temples
ⓘ
state-sponsored temple endowments ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1279 BCE ⓘ |
| era | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| followedBy | Egypt under Ramesses II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Egypt under Horemheb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post-Amarna restoration period ⓘ |
| foreignRelations |
contacts with Libyan groups
ⓘ
contacts with Nubia ⓘ interaction with Canaanite city-states ⓘ rivalry with the Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| goal | stabilization and consolidation of the restored Egyptian state ⓘ |
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| headOfState | Seti I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive temple-building program
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military campaigns in the Levant ⓘ restoration of Egyptian power after the Amarna period ⓘ |
| majorConstruction |
Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osireion at Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of Seti I at Abydos NERFINISHED ⓘ restoration of damaged temples from the Amarna period ⓘ temple works at Luxor ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
reassert Egyptian control over Canaanite city-states
ⓘ
restore Egyptian prestige in Asia ⓘ secure Egyptian frontiers in the Levant ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
reaffirmation of Amun priesthood
ⓘ
reinscription and repair of earlier royal monuments ⓘ religious restoration of traditional cults ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | Amarna religious reforms ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalNecropolis | Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalResidence | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruler | Seti I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1290 BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Egyptian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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