Tombs Of Beni Hassan were excavated in the mountain to be the burial of the nobility during the Middle Kingdom, specifically from the era of the eleventh dynasty and the twelfth dynasty around 1800 BC, which means that the age of these tombs is about 4000 years, and cemeteries number 39. Amenemhat “They are the four completely complete tombs that are intended to visit in addition to some other incomplete cemeteries.”
Tombs Of Beni Hassan believe that the reason why this cemetery is incomplete is that the nature of the mountain is inappropriate and others believe that the reason is that the owner of the cemetery no longer has the possibilities to complete it and from these incomplete cemeteries we came to know the way of carving the cemetery.
The city of Minya is located in central Egypt, south of the governorates of Fayoum and Beni Suef, and is about 245 km south of Cairo.
The name Minya is an ancient Egyptian, it is derived from Minya, which means port of reference for its location on the Nile River.
Or is derived from the word forbidden a reference to the forbidden Khufu, the capital of the sixteenth region, which means the wet nurse of Khufu, and it is said that King Khufu spent his childhood in Minya.
He covered the walls of the cemetery with a layer of mortar and then began to draw aspects of daily life from agriculture, industry and religious life, meaning that the tombs of Bani Hassan are a complete record recording aspects of daily life in Egypt in the Middle Kingdom era.
Tombs Of Beni Hassan reflect the political contrast between kings and rulers. When the pharaoh weakened, the power of the rulers increased and when the pharaoh issued a decision to centralize power, they appointed governors. These tombs include inscriptions depicting fishing, animals, birds, travel, warfare, and various sports such as wrestling. You will also see excellent illustrations on the front.
The archaeological tombs can be visited from the city of Minya via Zawya Sultan Road, and the visit takes a whole day from Cairo, by Cairo Top Tours.
Amenemhet is described as the “prince of the Nome Oryx” and was ruler of the nome Oryx. Here is one of two inscriptions within the necropolis that help define Egyptian life in this period. It consists of thirty-two lines on the door. There are also unusual scenes depicting hunting in the desert on the north wall. His tomb is unusual in having a false door in the west, where the dead are supposed to enter.
a governor of Amenemhet III (circa 1820 BC), Khnumhotep is described as “the hereditary lord” and his tomb is beautifully rendered with scenes of daily life. His biographical inscription inside the tomb is 222 columns of text and helps define Egyptian life during this period. There are also acrobats above the door.
if ever there was an imaginative person, Kheti's father (see below) was one. A strange tomb with scenes depicting a unicorn hunt, a snake-headed quadruped, a 'Sethian' animal and a griffin. Apparently, the Egyptians felt they were their evil forces in the desert, and the hunt helped preserve order. Others show wrestlers and gazelles engaged in strange behavior.
during the XI Dynasty, Kheti was governor of the nome Oryx. The tomb has representations of daily life during the period.
Visiting this point you have to consider that about two miles south is the Temple of Hatshepsut, in an area popularly called Establ Antar, a place that is also worthy of your visit.
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