Menmaatre Seti Accomplishments

Ruling for 11 years, Seti I, whose throne name was Menmaatre Seti, or “Established is the Justice of Re,” was a somewhat obscure yet important pharaoh of Egypt's 19th Dynasty. He was a great builder, with the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak and the Temple at Abydos being some of his greatest feats in this field. In contrast, he was a fierce warrior, leading many campaigns into Syria and Lybia, and most notably capturing the strategic Syrian city of Kadesh. But most importantly to ancient Egypt as we know it, he was known as the “Repeater of Births” for his great restoration of the country. Ancient Egypt may not have thrived without Seti I ruling for 11 years. Seti I’s most famous feats come in the building field, with some of ancient Egypt's greatest architectural accomplishments being directed by this pharaoh. His most notable buildings were the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak, and his magnificent Temple at Abydos. The Hypostyle Hall’s northern wing was completed by Seti, with the southern wing completed by his father, but altogether, the Hall measured 50000 ft2 with 134 total stone columns, with 12 larger than the rest, each measuring 80 ft in height. His Temple at Abydos was made of limestone and consisted of seven sanctuaries, for the worship of Ptah, Re-Harakhte, Amun-Re, Osiris,
However, many Egyptologists consider Seti to be the greatest restorer because he marked his name on every object he restored, even though many of these restorations were started by earlier pharaohs. His main goal was to restore Egypt to 18th dynasty size and power, which he did by expanding east. The citizens of Egypt called him “Repeater of Births,” which means “he began an era of order and restoration” because of his restoration of ancient Egypt. Without this restoration, New Kingdom Egypt would not have been as