The Theban Tomb TT156 is located in Dra' Abu el-Naga', part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor. It is the burial place of the ancient Egyptian Pennesuttawy, who was a troop commander and superintendent of the Southern Desert Lands[2] during the reign of Ramesses II in the Nineteenth Dynasty.[1]
| Theban tomb TT156 | |
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| Burial site of Pennesuttawy | |
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| Location | Dra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis |
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Tomb
editThe tomb was already known to Champollion. He had given it the number 43.
The tomb consists of a hall, pillared hall, a shrine, and a burial chamber.
- In the hall are seated statues of Pennesuttawy and his wife the chantress of Amun, Maia.[1]
- In the pillared hall Pennesuttawy appears before different gods and goddesses, including Maat, Nut, Re-Harakhti, and Shu.[1]
- On the inner doorway to the shrine Pennesuttawy is shown with his wife Maia, his son the first stablemaster of His Majesty, Nakhtmin, and his daughter named Baketwerner who was a Chantress of Amun.[1][2]
- The burial chamber is decorated with scenes on the north, east and south wall.[1]
Finds from the tomb include a brick of Pennesuttawy (now in the Philadelphia University Museum). The tomb was later reused during the 21st Dynasty and the 22nd Dynasty.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume I: The Theban Necropolis, Part I. Private Tombs, Griffith Institute. 1970, 265–266, ASIN B002WL4ON4
- ^ a b Kitchen, Kenneth A. Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated and Annotated Translations: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries (Ramesside Inscriptions Translations) (Volume III) Wiley-Blackwell. 2001 ISBN 978-0-631-18428-7
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