Penthu
Sign in to savePenthu () was an Egyptian noble who bore the titles of sealbearer of the King of Lower Egypt, the sole companion, the attendant of the Lord of the Two Lands, the favorite of the good god, king's scribe, the king's subordinate, First servant of the Aten in the mansion of the Aten in Akhetaten, Chief of physicians, and chamberlain. These titles alone show how powerful he would have been in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt.
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- Egyptian dignitary.Style
- Chief of Physicians
- Egyptian dignitary.Name
- Penthu
- Egyptian dignitary.Image
- Penthu depicted in Amarna Tomb 5.jpg
- Egyptian dignitary.Caption
- A depiction of Penthu in his Amarna Tomb
- Egyptian dignitary.egyptian_name
- p:n-T-w-A51
- Egyptian dignitary.Dynasty
- 18th Dynasty
- Egyptian dignitary.Pharaoh
- Akhenaten
- Egyptian dignitary.Burial
- Amarna Tomb 5
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- 1400-01-01
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- 1400-01-01
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Penthu () was an Egyptian noble who bore the titles of sealbearer of the King of Lower Egypt, the sole companion, the attendant of the Lord of the Two Lands, the favorite of the good god, king's scribe, the king's subordinate, First servant of the Aten in the mansion of the Aten in Akhetaten, Chief of physicians, and chamberlain. These titles alone show how powerful he would have been in Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt.
He was originally the Chief Physician to Akhenaten, but may have survived the upheavals of the end of the Amarna Period, and served under Ay, after being Vizier under Tutankhamun. The identification of Penthu the Physician with Pentu the Vizier is not certain, however. He had a tomb constructed at Amarna, Amarna Tomb 5, although his remains have never been identified, and he was probably never buried there.