Egypt uncovers secrets of King Seti's tomb
Egyptian Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced Wednesday new secrets of the tunnel in the tomb of King Seti I (1314-1304 BC) which was first discovered in 1960 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. In a statement, the minister added that the team has been searching for this tunnel for over 20 years in the West Bank necropolis.
King Seti's Tunnel 
Tu dia aih....kemain semat Pakcik Zahi amik gambho dalam Tunnel King Seti 
Tomb Tunnel cross section...so berselirat! 
Lukisan ular kat tunnel tu... 
Shabti - Pharaoh little helper..agak2 mcm pelindung firaun... selalu depa jmp Shabti ni ada sebelah mummy..sbg peneman dorg kat alam selepas mati katanya...emmm..alah! "(We) finally succeeded in completely excavating the 174-meter long tunnel after several seasons of work that began in November 2007," said Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and the head of the mission. According to the statement, the tunnel was cut into the bedrock near the end of the beautifully decorated tomb of Seti I. By the end of 136 meter deep in the tunnel, the team uncovered a descending passage which measures 25.6 meters in length and 2.6 meters wide. The mission eventually uncovered a 54-step descending staircase. "There were remains of preliminary sketches of decoration that would be placed on the walls," Hawass added. Hawass believes that Seti I was trying to construct a secret tomb inside a tomb. It is likely that when Seti I died, his son, Ramesses II (1304-1237BC), had to stop the work and bury his father. Ramesses II continued where his father had left off and constructed his own tunnel within his tomb in the Valley of the Kings. 
Seti I
Short Biography, Information & Facts about Seti I, the famous pharaoh and king of Egypt
Tomb reference number: KV17 (aka "Belzoni's tomb")
Biography, Facts and information about the life of a Pharaoh The term pharaoh was the title of an ancient Egyptian king who was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a deity. The pharaoh was an absolute ruler of Egypt, both the political and religious leader.
Short Biography of the life of Seti I The history, facts and information about Seti I, a famous pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The following biography information provides basic facts about the life Seti I:
Seti I was also known as Sety aka Sety Merenptah
The name Seti means "of Set" referring to the god Set - The name Merenptah means "beloved of Ptah"
Alternative spellings of the name:
Egyptian Period / Kingdom: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Seti I ruled in the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty
Name of Previous Pharaoh: Ramses I 1292 BC – 1290 BC
Years of Reign: 1290 BC – 1279 BC
Succeeded by: Ramses II aka Ramses the Great 1279 BC – 1213 BC
Family
Father: His father was Ramses I
Mother: His mother was Queen Sitre
Chief Wife: His chief wife and consort was Queen Tuya
Children: Ramses II, Tia & Henutmire
Year of Death: 1279 BC
Location of the Burial Site: Valley of the Kings
Tomb reference number: KV17 (aka "Belzoni's tomb")
Name of Egyptologist who discovered the burial site, or tomb, of Seti I: Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 - 1823)
Biography and accomplishments of Seti I: Seti I was a great military commander, a warrior king who waged successful wars against Libya and Nubia and the Hittite civilisation.
Why Seti I was famous: Building the Great Temple of Abydos, of Seti I and the Osirion (aka Osireion). Seti I began the construction of the Great Temple and it was completed during the reign of his son, Ramses the Great. It is made of limestone, L-shaped and was originally 550 feet wide. The Osirion is a tomb, or shrine to the Ancient Egyptian god Osiris. Another important artifact found in the Great Temple of Set I is the Table of Abydos which is located in one of the tunnels. The Table of Abydos is viewed by many as of equal importance as the Rosetta Stone is to Egyptian archaeology and contains a rare chronological list of cartouche names of most the Ancient dynastic pharaohs providing details and dates of the Ancient Egyptian pharaohs and their dynasties.
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