| Seti II |
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| Reign | 1203–1197 BC |
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| Predecessor | Merneptah |
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| Successor | Siptah |
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Kanakht Werpehti
K3-nḫt-wr-pḥtj
Strong bull, great of strength | | |
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Nakhtkhepesh-der-pedjut-9
Nḫt-ḫpš-dr-pḏwt-9
He who strikes victoriously the 9 bows (the enemies of Egypt) | | |
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Aaneruemtawnebu
ˁ3-nrw-m-t3w-nbw
He whose victories are great in all the lands | | |
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Userkheperure Setepenre
Wsr-ḫprw-Rˁ-stp-n-Rˁ
Powerful are the manifestations of Ra, the chosen one of Ra
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Seti Meryenptah
Stẖj-mrj-n-Ptḥ
Seth, beloved of Ptah | | |
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| Consort | Takhat?, Twosret |
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| Children | Seti-Merenptah, Siptah? |
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| Father | Merneptah |
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| Mother | Isetnofret II |
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| Died | 1197 BC |
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| Burial | KV15; Mummy found in the KV35 royal cache (Theban Necropolis) |
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| Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
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Seti II (or Sethos II) was the fifth pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt and reigned from c. 1203 BC to 1197 BC. His throne name, Userkheperure Setepenre, means "Powerful are the manifestations of Re, the chosen one of Re." He was the son of Merneptah and Isetnofret II and occupied the throne during a period known for dynastic intrigue and short reigns, and his rule was no different. Seti II had to deal with many serious plots, most significantly the accession of a rival king named Amenmesse, possibly a half brother, who seized control over Thebes and Nubia in Upper Egypt during his second to fourth regnal years.