Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology

Mar.4] SOCIETYOF BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY. [1890.

A FORGOTTEN PRINCE.

By A. Wiedemann.

The relations between Ramses II and his father have often

beentreatedin different ways(p. ex., Maspero, Hist,ana, 217 sq. ;

Brugsch,Gesch.Aeg., 469 sq. ; Wiedemann, Handbuch,418,427),

but in the discussion it was generally overlooked that Ramses

was not the eldest son of Seti I. The eldestson appears three

times in the description of Seti I's war in the north. Firstlyis

foundthe picture of a prince bringingprisoners to the king; his

title (feZja 1 ft r> fl is given, butnot his name (Champ.,Mon.,

290,2; Not., Sj sq. ; Rosell., Mon.st., 46, 1 ; Guieysse, Rec.de
trav., XI, 56). The second representation (Champ., Mon., 292 ;
Not., 91 sqq. ; Ros., Mon.st., 50 sq. ; L. D. Ill, 128a; Guieysse,

1. c, 59 ; cf. Leps., Koenigsb.,nr. 416) showsthe return of Seti I
   from the war in the first year of his reign. Behind the king a
   princestandswiththe bow and flabellum, andabovethe inscription

tM''-?A&V^Z^M]. Rosellini gives,in the destroyed parts,some

signs whichappear to be very doubtful; so is also the / 1 at
the end, givenas certain by Lepsius andChamp*,Mon.,as uncertain
by Champ., Not.,and wanting in Rosellini. Thewordsshowthat the
princeaccompaniedhis father to the country of Retennu. His titles

are the usual onesof Egyptian princes;onlyTO \J I ryj gA 1\

is new. Theword ' [~0 SO was l°°kedupon by Guieysse as an

abbreviatedform of 0^^'^,'^! & > "maiidire," andthe

title translated "le grand des imprecations;" to me it appears

more probable thatit is a causative of [TJ Qrt, " praise,"andthat

the title wasa priestly one,meaning" the high-praiser at " (follows
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