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title: Tomb of Pennut, Egypt
author: Olaf Tausch
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15446/tomb-of-pennut-egypt/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tomb of Pennut, Egypt

_Authored by Olaf Tausch_

## Image File

[![Tomb of Pennut, Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15446.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15446.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Tomb](https://www.worldhistory.org/tomb/) of Pennut is a tomb located at the site of New Amada, an archaeological complex containing three ancient Nubian monuments spared from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. Pennut was the viceroy of [Kush](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kush/) under [Ramesses](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/ramesses/) VI (1143–1136 BCE), the last king of the [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/) period. It consists of an antechamber and a niche with three destroyed statues. The chamber has scenes of Pennut offering to the gods and others depicting mourners at the Pennut.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Tausch, O. (2022, March 14). Tomb of Pennut, Egypt. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15446/tomb-of-pennut-egypt/>
### Chicago
Tausch, Olaf. "Tomb of Pennut, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 14, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15446/tomb-of-pennut-egypt/>.
### MLA
Tausch, Olaf. "Tomb of Pennut, Egypt." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15446/tomb-of-pennut-egypt/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tomb_of_Pennut#/media/File:Grab_des_Pennut_18.jpg) by **Olaf Tausch**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 14 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.