Tombs of Beni Hassan
The tombs of Beni Hassan are carved into some limestone hills on the East Bank of the Nile. They are situated about 20 Kilometers south of Al Minya and 245 kilometers south of Cairo.
Photo by: Steve Snell
The tombs are reached via a long steep flight of stone steps up the hillside, from where there is a magnificent view up and down the river valley.
Photo by: Steve Snell
Photo by: Steve Snell
Photo by: Steve Snell
Photo by: Steve Snell
Amenmehat lived during the 7th period and maybe this was why the plan of his tomb is rather more complicated and the walls are more decorative and better crafted. Amenmehat was the last official to be given an important royal name as he was working as an official in a period when the governing system of Egypt was more centralized and Amnenmehat used to report to the government in the capital of Egypt at the time.
Photo by: Steve Snell
Khety, the son of Baqet, worked in the same position as his father. He was a ruler of a province situated near the city of El Minya. Maybe this was why the plan and the design of his tomb look quite like that of his father. The Tomb of Khety features six lotus shaped columns and its rectangular shape, the same as that of Baqet. The paintings of the walls located in the Eastern and the Northern sections of the tomb display Khety during his hunting trips in the deserts of the reign.