After visiting Tuna el-Gebel in the morning, we spent the afternoon exploring a few tombs in Beni Hasan. We had to face a nice little walk from the parking lot (approx 200 meters) up a steepish incline, but it was so worth the effort.
Khnum Hotep Tomb – Dynasty 12 (Tomb 3)
Patriarchal narrative
Please see the article below for further information on the above tomb painting. It is a short, but interesting read.
Khety – Dynasty 11 (Tomb 17) Couple who just got married – on their wedding night.
Wrestling Scene
Amenemhat – Dynasty 12 (Tomb 2) More wrestling scenes on walls. I wonder which museum has the missing pillar piece?
After our visit, we had a nice dinner and we were off to bed but not before I snapped a few more pictures of the hotel and the beauty of this place.
Back patio restaurant area of the Gran Aton Hotel in Al Minya
The view outside my hotel room patio door. You can see a felucca with it’s sail folded up by the dock.
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