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Beni Hasan

[ ben-ee hah-sahn ]

noun

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


Beni Hasan

/ ˈbɛnɪ hæˈsɑːn /

noun

  1. a village in central Egypt, on the Nile, with cliff-cut tombs dating from 2000 bc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

The weaver on the right holds a beater-in as shown in the Beni Hasan drawing.

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

The tombs ranged along the mountain-side were, on the other hand, rock-cut, and similar to those at el-Bersheh and Beni-Hasan.

This illustration shows the warp flat against the wall like the mat making shown at Beni Hasan.

It must not be thought that the Beni Hasan representation is the only one which illustrates a horizontal loom.

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