Pennesuttawy was a Military Commander and Superintendent of the Southern Lands (Kush) during the beginning of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt

Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt

The Nineteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt was one of the periods of the Egyptian New Kingdom. Founded by Vizier Ramesses I, whom Pharaoh Horemheb chose as his successor to the throne, this dynasty is best known for its military conquests in Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.The warrior kings of the...

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Family

Pennesuttawy was the son of Minhotep and Maia. He was a brother of the High Priest of Amun Parennefer

Parennefer called Wennefer

Parennefer also called Wennefer was a High Priest of Amun during the reigns of Tutankhamen and Horemheb . He was previously thought to date to the time of Ramesses II, but he is now dated to the end of the Eighteenth Dynasty...

 who is dated to the reigns of Tutankhamen and Horemheb

Horemheb

Horemheb was the last Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty from either 1319 BC to late 1292 BC, or 1306 to late 1292 BC although he was not related to the preceding royal family and is believed to have been of common birth.Before he became pharaoh, Horemheb was the commander in chief...

. Another brother was the High Priest of Min

Min

Min may refer to:*Min , an Egyptian fertility god*Min , a modern working copy of an Ancient Egyptian ship of Hatshepsut's time*Min , a South Korean celebrity most popularly known as a member of miss A*Min *Min River...

 and Isis

Isis

Isis or in original more likely Aset is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the matron of nature and magic...

 named Minmose. The three brothers are mentioned in a family monument dedicated by the Chief of Works, Amenemone, who was a son of the High Priest, Parennefer.

Pennesuttawy was married to the chantress of Amun

Amun

Amun, reconstructed Egyptian Yamānu , was a god in Egyptian mythology who in the form of Amun-Ra became the focus of the most complex system of theology in Ancient Egypt...

 (Amun-Re in Karnak

Karnak

The Karnak Temple Complex—usually called Karnak—comprises a vast mix of decayed temples, chapels, pylons, and other buildings, notably the Great Temple of Amun and a massive structure begun by Pharaoh Ramses II . Sacred Lake is part of the site as well. It is located near Luxor, some...

) named Maia. They had at least two children:

• Nakhtmin n:D40-R22:R12 was the first Stablemaster of the Pharaoh.
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Monuments

Pennesuttawy is known from his tomb (TT156

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 Captain of the troops and governor of the South Lands during the reign of Ramesses II in the...

) in Thebes, Egypt

Thebes, Egypt

Thebes is the Greek name for a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean, on the east bank of the river Nile within the modern city of Luxor. The Theban Necropolis is situated nearby on the west bank of the Nile.-History:...

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He is shown in an inscription from Buhen

Buhen

Buhen was an ancient Egyptian settlement situated on the West bank of the Nile below the Second Cataract. It is well known for its fortress, probably constructed during the rule of Senusret III, around the year 1860 BC . The site may have been first established as an outpost in Nubia during the...

, where he is shown before Ramesses II

Ramesses II

Ramesses II , referred to as Ramesses the Great, was the third Egyptian pharaoh of the Nineteenth dynasty. He is often regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the Egyptian Empire...

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Pennesuttawy appears as part of the extended family of the Chief of Works, Amenemone. He is listed as the paternal uncle of Amenemone and he is mentioned alongside his brother Minmose.