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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.
