El Lahun (Arabic: اللاهونEl Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun (the latter being a neologism coined by archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie) is a workmen's village in Faiyum, Egypt founded by Senusret II. El Lahun is associated with the Pyramid of Senusret II (Greek: Sesostris II), which is located near the modern town, and is often called the Pyramid of Lahun. The ancient name of the site was rꜣ-ḥn.t, literally, "Mouth (or Opening) of the Canal"). It was known as Ptolemais Hormos (Ancient Greek: Πτολεμαῒς ὅρμος, romanized: port of Ptolemy) in Ptolemaic Egypt.[1]
^Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 57.
ElLahun (Arabic: اللاهون ElLāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun (the latter being a neologism coined by archaeologist William Matthew...
at Dahshur was The Southern Shining Pyramid, and that of Senusret II at ElLahun was Senusret Shines.[citation needed] While it is generally agreed that...
Egypt. He ruled from 1897 BC to 1878 BC. His pyramid was constructed at El-Lahun. Senusret II took a great deal of interest in the Faiyum oasis region and...
narrow neck of land north of Ihnasya, between the archaeological sites of ElLahun and Gurob near Hawara; it then branches out, providing agricultural land...
cities is best preserved, and has been most thoroughly delved, at ElLahun, Deir el-Medina, and Amarna, though some averment of urban planning exists...
It had been decided to make a (follow-up) "complete clearance" of the El-Lahun Pyramid's rooms at Saqqara. The start in the rock-cut offering chamber...
Amenemhat III reigned for at least 45 years, though a papyrus fragment from El-Lahun mentioning a 46th year probably dates to his reign as well. Toward the...
part of the Kahun Papyri, which was discovered at El-Lahun (also known as Lahun, Kahun or Il-Lahun) by Flinders Petrie during excavations of a workers'...
Senusret II (in ancient Egyptian Kha Senusret meaning Senusret Shines) at ElLahun is the pyramid complex constructed for the pharaoh Senusret II in the Twelfth...
fugitives (tsjw), and royal laborers (hmw-nsw). The Reisner Papyrus and ElLahun papyri depict prisoners being employed in state enterprises. Papyrus Brooklyn...
pyramide tomb complex at el-Lahun. c. 1895 BC–1878 BC: "Pectoral of Senwosret II", from the tomb of princess Sithathoryunet at el-Lahun was made. Twelfth Dynasty...
concerns, pregnancy, fertility, and various treatments. It was found at ElLahun (Faiyum, Egypt) by Flinders Petrie in 1889 and first translated by F. Ll...
Egyptian king's daughter of the 12th Dynasty, mainly known from her burial at El-Lahun in which a treasure trove of jewellery was found. She was possibly a daughter...
connectivity. The earliest examples of dead ends were unearthed in the ElLahun workers' village in Egypt, which was built circa 1885 BC. The village is...
in settlements that lacked irrigation works, such as Elephantine, El-Lahun, and El-Hiba. Writings on more permanent media have also been lost in several...
of Athens. c. 1390 BC–1352 BC: Queen Tiy, bust from Kom Medinet el-Ghurab (near el-Lahun) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in Staatliche Museen zu Berlin...
(Karalhuyuk, Kultepe, Acemhuyuk), Azerbaijan (Gobustan) and Egypt (Buhen, El-Lahun, Sedment). It was a race game for two players. The gaming board consisted...
finds in Egyptian pyramids List of the oldest buildings in the world Umm El Qa'ab The pyramid complex covers 37 acres (15 ha) and provides several cultic...
but is thought to be near the Fayyum, probably near the royal graveyards at el-Lisht. The order of its rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty is well known from several...
archaeologists are not extensive. They include (known by their Arab names) ElLahun, a workers' town associated with the pyramid of Senusret II, and the religious...
033 Harageh (also el-Harageh or Haraga) is a modern village in Egypt at the entrance to the river oasis of the Fayum, close to El-Lahun. In archaeology...
swath of farmland. Senusret eventually placed his pyramid at the site of el-Lahun, near the junction of the Nile and the Fayuum's major irrigation canal...
Gynaecological Papyrus is the oldest known medical text in Egypt. It was found at El-Lahun by Flinders Petrie in 1889, first translated by F. Ll. Griffith in 1893...
center of Hedjhotep might have existed at the time east of the Faiyum in elLahun. It is in nearby Harageh that archaeological excavations unearthed the...
Giza Zawyet el'Aryan and Abusir Saqqara South Saqqara Dahshur El-Lisht Meidum and El-Lahun Hawara Peck 2001, p. 289. Lepsius Denkmaler 2016. Arnold 2008...
Byzacena El Brij, Tunisia El Gour, Morocco El Harrouch El Hawawish El Hiba El Jadida El Kab El Kenissia El Kseur ElLahunEl Matareya, Cairo El Qattah El-Amrah...
(Karalhuyuk, Kultepe, Acemhuyuk), Azerbaijan (Gobustan) and Egypt (Buhen, El-Lahun, Sedment). Other animals (horses, cats or sparrowhawks) have been found...
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