THE CAT GODDESS PAKHET Not far from Beni Hassan is Speos Artemidos, as named by the Greeks, or cave of Artemis. Artemis was the equivalent Greek goddess to Bastet. The cave is located near a small village, which is today called Istabl Antar. Here, during the Middle Kingdom, Hatshupsut built two temples dedicated to Pakhet, […]
CAT MUMMIES AND TOMB PAINTINGS AT BENI HASSAN
August 30, 2012 By 4 Comments
Large numbers of cat mummies and tomb paintings have been found near a small village called Beni Hassan, located 23 kilometers south of Minya, between Asyut and Memphis. With its necropolis located high in the limestone cliffs on the eastern side of the Nile, it was here that the famous archeologist, Flinders Petrie, found a […]
