Nakhtmin (troop commander)
Nakhtmin (also called Minnakht) was a Troop Commander of Kush and Royal Envoy to Every Foreign Land during the reign of Ramesses II.
| Nakhtmin | |
|---|---|
| Troop Commander of Kush, Royal Envoy to Every Foreign Land | |
| Predecessor | Pennesuttawy |
| Successor | Anhurnakht (Troop Commander) |
| Dynasty | 19th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Ramesses II |
| Father | Pennesuttawy |
| Mother | Maia |
| Wife | Tanedjemet |
| Children | Anhurnakht (Troop Commander) |
| Burial | TT282 |
Family
Nakhtmin's parents were the Troop Commander Pennesuttawy and Maia.[1] His father's family is extensively recorded. Pennetsuttawy's parents were Minhotep and Maia. [2] Nakhtmin's uncles were the High Priest of Amun Parennefer and the High Priest of Min and Isis named Minmose.[2]
Attestations
- Theban Tomb TT282[3] A faience knob in the tomb of his son Anhernakht mentions the Troop Commander Nakhtmin.[2]
- Graffito at Aswan shows the Fanbearer on the King's Right Hand, the Royal Envoy to every foreign country and Troop Commander Nakhtmin.[2]
- Graffito at Bigeh mentions Nakhtmin and identifies him as the son of Pennesuttawy.[2] The inscription is a prayer to Khnum for the Ka of Nakhtmin.[3]
- Nakhtmin is mentioned in the tomb of his father Pennesuttawy (TT156).[2]
References
- 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
- Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996, pg 78 - 79, 193-195
- Labib Habachi. Miscellanea on Viceroys of Kush and their Assistants Buried in Draʿ Abu El-Naga', South. Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 13 (1976), pp. 113-116, Stable URL: JSTOR
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