Photo by Niki Whitehouse
Karnak temple. A wall carving shows the two cartouches of king Seti II who was the son of King Mernptah and the grandson of Ramses II(The great)in about 1200 B.C. It seams that he was not powerful enough as he failed to protect Upper Egypt from his rival and half brother Amunmes who managed to rule Upper Egypt for a short while until Seti II succeeded to return it to his control.
The famous cartouche (from the left, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, first cartouche( User-Khebrow –Ra, Mer-Amun) which means “the mighty existence of Ra and the beloved of Amun) the second cartouche or the famous (Seti-Mer -Ptah ) which means “ The one of Seth and the beloved of Ptah).Written by Yasser Kamel for Museumegypt,Copyright@museumegypt. All rights reserved.
