Beni Hasan
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Beni Hasan is an ancient Egyptian cemetery site in Middle Egypt, renowned for its rock-cut tombs dating mainly to the Middle Kingdom.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian cemetery
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWithAdministrativeUnit | Oryx nome (16th Upper Egyptian nome) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf |
elite officials
ⓘ
local governors ⓘ nomarchs of the Oryx nome ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
John Garstang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Percy Newberry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
provides evidence for Egyptian relations with Asiatic peoples
ⓘ
provides evidence for Middle Kingdom administration ⓘ provides evidence for provincial life in Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
cliff-cut tombs
ⓘ
shaft tombs ⓘ |
| hasArtStyle | Middle Kingdom tomb painting ⓘ |
| hasDepictionType |
agricultural activities
ⓘ
caravan of Asiatic foreigners ⓘ craft production ⓘ hunting scenes ⓘ wrestling scenes ⓘ |
| hasEarliestBurials | First Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion | east bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions | Middle Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainPhase |
11th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | limestone cliffs ⓘ |
| hasNotableTomb |
Tomb of Amenemhat (BH2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tomb of Baqet III (BH15) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Khety (BH17) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep (BH1) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep I (BH14) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomb of Khnumhotep II (BH3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMajorTombs | about 39 decorated tombs ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
Beni Hasan I (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Beni Hasan II (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) NERFINISHED ⓘ Beni Hasan III (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) NERFINISHED ⓘ Beni Hasan IV (Egypt Exploration Fund memoir) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Middle Kingdom provincial cemetery ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of foreigners in Egypt
ⓘ
military and sporting scenes ⓘ painted tomb chapels ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ scenes of daily life ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
modern town of Minya
ⓘ
village of Beni Hasan el-Qadim ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surveyedBy | Egypt Exploration Fund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | elite cemetery ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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