Beni Hasan

American  

[ben-ee hah-sahn] / ˈbɛn i ˈhɑ sɑn /

noun

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

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Beni Hasan British  

/ ˈbɛnɪ hæˈsɑːn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

In 1888 a bumbling farmer dug up an ancient Egyptian cat necropolis at Beni Hasan.

From Time Magazine Archive

In his reign were executed the fine paintings in the tomb of Khnemhotp at Beni Hasan, which include a remarkable scene of Semitic Bedouins bringing eye-paint to Egypt from the eastern deserts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various

The first portraits of the cat are on the monuments of "Beni Hasan," B.C.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Beyond Abisha of the Amu at Beni Hasan, these are the only early personal names of Syrians that we know.

From Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri First series, IVth to XIIth dynasty by Petrie, W. M. Flinders (William Matthew Flinders), Sir

At Beni Hasan, it is finely clustered throughout its height.

From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)