Section and Half-Plan of a Tomb at Beni-Hassan
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Description: Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) is a village in Middle Egypt about 25 km south of al Minya, on the east bank of the Nile, with remarkable catacombs that have been excavated. During the Middle Kingdom, it was the center of the cult of Pakhet.
Source: Hamlin, A. D. F. College Histories of Art History of Architecture (New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1915) 12
Keywords: beni-hassan bani beni hasan, egyptian architecture tombs, burial chambers, catacombs, middle kingdom, cross section, plan
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