• Corpus ID: 199601200

The Aamu of Shu in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan

@article{Kamrin2009TheAO,  title={The Aamu of Shu in the Tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan},  author={Janice Kamrin},  journal={Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections},  year={2009},  volume={1},  pages={22-36},  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:199601200}}
  • Janice Kamrin
  • Published2009
  • History
  • Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections
This paper addresses the well- known scene of “Asiatics” in the tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan (tomb BH 3), which an associated inscription dates to Year 6 of Senusret II (ca. 1897–1878 bce). Many scholars have studied this scene and come to a variety of conclusions about the original home of the foreigners represented and the specific reason for their apparent visit to Egypt. These various theories are discussed and evaluated herein through a detailed review of the scene’s individual… 

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