Beni Hasan

[ ben-ee hah-sahn ]

noun

1. a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, N of Asyut: ancient cliff tombs.

Beni Hasan

/ ˈbɛnɪ hæˈsɑːn /

noun

1. a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc

Example Sentences

The weaver on the right holds a beater-in as shown in the Beni Hasan drawing.

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A celebrated scene in one of the tombs of Beni-Hasan illustrates what usually took place.

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The tombs ranged along the mountain-side were, on the other hand, rock-cut, and similar to those at el-Bersheh and Beni-Hasan.

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This illustration shows the warp flat against the wall like the mat making shown at Beni Hasan.

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It must not be thought that the Beni Hasan representation is the only one which illustrates a horizontal loom.

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