TT156

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
Burial site of Pennesuttawy
Location	Dra' Abu el-Naga', Theban Necropolis
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Pennesuttawy in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC)

Tomb

The 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

• List of Theban tombs