Originals traced as facsimile on transparent paper/calque. He wears a shoulder-length wig, a collar, sash, and a short kilt with an apron, and holds a staff in one hand and a folded cloth in the other.” Below the text on both sides is a representation of the tomb owner seated on an ebony chair with a cushioned low back. The entrance to the shrine is located beneath the depiction of Khnumhotep fowling with the clap net and is directly opposite the entrance to the chapel. “The doorway leading into the shrine is cut into the centre of the chapel's east wall… The doorway is defined by two jambs 0.61m wide x 2.77m high and a lintel 2.30m wide x 1.03m high, … and inscribed in incised relief. The shorter, centre panel above the shrine entrance depicts the tomb owner catching birds with a clap net.” The narrow register below the right panel features fighting boatmen. The right panel features the tomb owner spear fishing in the. Below the left panel is a narrow register devoted to a scene of men fishing with a dragnet. The left panel features the tomb owner on a papyrus boat catching fowl in the marshlands. Two large representations of the tomb owner fishing and fowling dominate the panels either side of the shrine’s entrance. Geometric patterns and a ẖkr-frieze are painted below each of the three ceiling arches. The lintel and jambs of the doorway are decorated with formulaic hieroglyphic inscriptions requesting offerings for the deceased. The entrance is located directly opposite the entrance to the chapel. Below the centre scene is an entrance to the inner shrine. The scenes are divided into three panels, each under one of the arches of the ceiling. “The chapel’s east wall is reserved for river and marshland activities. The visual program in the tomb is almost completely intact and retains much of the original vibrant colour and intricate details.” The façade of the tomb is cut into the face of the cliff and, alongside the tomb of Amenemhat (Tomb 2), presents a most imposing and dominating symbol of the elite governance that was likely visible from the local settlement. He held the titles of 'hereditary prince', 'count', 'count of the town of Menat-Khufu' (an important local settlement near Beni Hassan), 'overseer of the Eastern Desert', 'overseer of priests' as well as priesthoods in a number of temples dedicated to deities such as Horus, Anubis and the lioness goddess Pakhet. “Khnumhotep II served during the reign of pharaohs Amenemhat II and Senwosret II of the 12th Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom period (c. Their website draws on published and unpublished material collected by the Macquarie University expedition (2009-present). The Beni Hassan Macquarie project aims to provide a visual dictionary for all inscribed tombs of the Middle Egypt burial site Beni Hassan, including that of Khnumhotep II. General view of the chapel's east wall, a feature from the tomb of Khnumhotep II at Beni Hassan

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