El-Lahun (Kahun)

cartouche of Senusret II,
beside the pyramid of
Senusret II
A community structure at El-Lahun, started by Senwosret II (1897–1878  B.C.E.)  of  the Dynasty 12 (1991–1783 B.C.E.), Kahun was the abode of the workers  and  artisans  involved  in  royal  mortuary  monuments.  The  site  was  involved  by  a  gated  mud-brick wall and widespread into three residential areas. A temple of Anubis was also found on the site, and a cache of varied papyri was  discovered  in  the  temple. Named  Hotep-Senwosret, “Senwosret Is Satisfied,” and placed at the opening of the Faiyum, the site is known for a cache of jewelry discovered  in  the  tombs  of  Princess  (or  perhaps  queen) Sithathor Yunet and  other  family  members  sunk  in  the complex.

The place was divided into 3 sections, including a necropolis area for nobles and officials and a residential area on the eastern and on the west. Vast garners served the entire region. The treasury of papyri at Kahun disciplined hundreds of texts concerning legal matters, literature,  mathematics,  medicine,  temple  affairs,  and  vet  information.  The  site  was  abandoned  abruptly in a afterwards historical period, perhaps as a result of an quake or some other natural disaster.

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