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Beni Hasan

[ ben-ee hah-sahn ]

/ ˈbɛn i ˈhɑ sɑn /

noun

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

Example sentences from the Web for beni hasan

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

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12) |G. Maspero
The tombs ranged along the mountain-side were, on the other hand, rock-cut, and similar to those at el-Bersheh and Beni-Hasan.

History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 6 (of 12) |G. Maspero

British Dictionary definitions for beni hasan

Beni Hasan

/ (ˈbɛnɪ hæˈsɑːn) /

noun

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