Grave of the night (BH 21)

Coordinates: 27 ° 55 ′ 45.5 ″  N , 30 ° 52 ′ 30.2 ″  E

Grave of the night (BH 21)​

Egypt

The Tomb of the Night (BH 21) is located in Beni Hasan and dates to the 12th Dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ). Nacht was the great head of the Gazellengau , mayor of Menat-Chufu and head of the eastern desert . The son of his predecessor, Chnumhotep I , officiated under Sesostris I or Amenemhet II. The decorated cult chapel of his grave consists of only one 8.38 × 9.42 meter room and is supported by two pillars carved into the rock. Only the south wall of this chapel is decorated. It shows the grave owner standing and offering bearers in front of him.

literature

• Abdel Ghaffir Shedid: The rock tombs of Beni Hassan in Middle Egypt (= Zabern's illustrated books on archeology . Volume 16). von Zabern, Mainz 1994, ISBN 3-8053-1532-5 , p. 36.

Web links

• Night, BH21, Beni Hassan . Retrieved January 1, 2011.
• Egyptology Forum - Lexicon: Beni Hassan (place) . Retrieved January 1, 2011.