Pharaoh. The seventh ruler of the 19th Dynasty, Siptah ruled in name from c. 1194 to 1188 BC. He was perhaps the second son of Seti II by Queen Tiaa, and apparently succeeded to the throne as a boy because Seti II's chosen heir had predeceased the pharaoh. Seti II's Queen, Tausret, became the regent for the new pharaoh and under Siptah, the empire was largely controlled by Tausret and her Chancellor, Bay. Although the Chancellor was ordered executed in the fifth year of Siptah's reign, Tausret still held her position and when Siptah died in his sixth year as pharaoh, Tausret assumed his position and ruled Egypt as Queen for another two years. Siptah was entombed in what is now designated as tomb KV47 in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was entered shortly after his death and his cartouches were erased, possibly on Tausret's command. KV47 was discovered by Edward Ayrton in December 1905, but his mummy was not found within this tomb, but was discovered to be among 18 others in the mummy cache within the tomb KV35 found in 1898. His mummy revealed that he suffered from ill-health as well as being afflicted with a deformed left leg and club foot.
Pharaoh. The seventh ruler of the 19th Dynasty, Siptah ruled in name from c. 1194 to 1188 BC. He was perhaps the second son of Seti II by Queen Tiaa, and apparently succeeded to the throne as a boy because Seti II's chosen heir had predeceased the pharaoh. Seti II's Queen, Tausret, became the regent for the new pharaoh and under Siptah, the empire was largely controlled by Tausret and her Chancellor, Bay. Although the Chancellor was ordered executed in the fifth year of Siptah's reign, Tausret still held her position and when Siptah died in his sixth year as pharaoh, Tausret assumed his position and ruled Egypt as Queen for another two years. Siptah was entombed in what is now designated as tomb KV47 in the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was entered shortly after his death and his cartouches were erased, possibly on Tausret's command. KV47 was discovered by Edward Ayrton in December 1905, but his mummy was not found within this tomb, but was discovered to be among 18 others in the mummy cache within the tomb KV35 found in 1898. His mummy revealed that he suffered from ill-health as well as being afflicted with a deformed left leg and club foot.
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