Beni Hasan

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Beni Hasan (also written Bani Hasan, Beni Hassan or Beni-Hassan; Arabic: بني حسن) is an ancient Egyptian funerary site cut into the limestone cliffs that form the eastern edge of the Nile Valley. It lies in Middle Egypt, on the east bank of the Nile about 20 kilometers (12 mi) south of Minya. Its monumental tombs were excavated north of the modern village, approximately halfway up the cliff and overlooking the valley. During the Middle Kingdom, Beni Hasan was the principal cemetery of the sixteenth nome of Upper Egypt, the administrative district known as the Oryx nome. Its capital was the ancient town of Hebenu, identified with Zawyet Sultan, on the east bank of the Nile about 7 kilometers (4 mi) south of Minya; the locality is also known as Zawyet el-Maiyitin, Zawyet al-Amwat and Kom el-Ahmar. The funerary inscriptions also mention Menat Khufu, an Egyptian place-name translated as "the nurse city of Khufu", where some of the nobles buried at Beni Hasan resided, although the settlement...

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