Fresco, Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Beni Hasan, Egypt

Tomb of Khnumhotep II, Overseer of the Eastern Desert under pharaohs Amenemhat II and Senusret II, 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom, at the necropolis of Beni Hasan, Egypt. The east wall holds the shrine entrance, and the frescoes, c. 1900 BC, depict Khnumhotep II throwing a stick while fowling in the marshes, above a frieze of fishermen (left) and harpooning 2 fish, above a frieze of fighting boatmen (right). Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Bani Beni Beni-hassan Fowling Hasan Hieroglyph Hieroglyphic Khnumhotep Necropolis Nome Oryx Overseer Rock-cut Shrine Skiff

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