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  Shown within Northeast Africa  Beni Hasan (Egypt) | |
| Coordinates | 27°56′N 30°53′E / 27.933°N 30.883°E |
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| Type | Tombs |
Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) (Arabic: بني حسن) is an ancient Egyptian cemetery. It is located approximately 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Memphis.[1]: 120
While there are some Old Kingdom burials at the site, it was primarily used during the Middle Kingdom, spanning the 21st to 17th centuries BCE (Middle Bronze Age).[2]: 8
To the south of the cemetery is a temple constructed by Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, dedicated to the local goddess Pakhet.[1]: 128 It is known as the Cave of Artemis, because the Greeks identified Pakhet with Artemis, and the temple is subterranean.
- ^ a b Baines, John, and Jaromir Malek. Cultural Atlas Of Ancient Egypt. Revised Edition ed. Oxfordshire, England: Andromeda Oxford Limited, 2000
- ^ Robins, Gay. The Art Of Ancient Egypt. Cambridge, MA: Harvard UP, 1997