El Lahun (Arabic: اللاهون El Lāhūn, Coptic: ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun (the latter being a neologism coined by archaeologist William Matthew...
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Egyptian pyramids (section El Lahun)
at Dahshur was The Southern Shining Pyramid, and that of Senusret II at El Lahun was Senusret Shines.[citation needed] While it is generally agreed that...
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Urban planning in ancient Egypt (section El-Lahun)
cities is best preserved, and has been most thoroughly delved, at El Lahun, Deir el-Medina, and Amarna, though some averment of urban planning exists...
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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...
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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...
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narrow neck of land north of Ihnasya, between the archaeological sites of El Lahun and Gurob near Hawara; it then branches out, providing agricultural land...
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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'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Senusret II (in ancient Egyptian Kha Senusret meaning Senusret Shines) at El Lahun is the pyramid complex constructed for the pharaoh Senusret II in the Twelfth...
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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...
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fugitives (tsjw), and royal laborers (hmw-nsw). The Reisner Papyrus and El Lahun papyri depict prisoners being employed in state enterprises. Papyrus Brooklyn...
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Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus (redirect from Lahun Medical Papyrus)
concerns, pregnancy, fertility, and various treatments. It was found at El Lahun (Faiyum, Egypt) by Flinders Petrie in 1889 and first translated by F. Ll...
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connectivity. The earliest examples of dead ends were unearthed in the El Lahun workers' village in Egypt, which was built c. 1885 BC. The village is laid...
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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...
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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...
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(Karalhuyuk, Kultepe, Acemhuyuk), Azerbaijan (Gobustan) and Egypt (Buhen, El-Lahun, Sedment). It was a race game for two players. The gaming board consisted...
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it 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...
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pharaoh to use for hunting game. Another Egyptian sling was excavated in El-Lahun in Al Fayyum Egypt in 1914 by William Matthew Flinders Petrie, and is now...
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archaeologists are not extensive. They include (known by their Arab names) El Lahun, a workers' town associated with the pyramid of Senusret II, and the religious...
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center of Hedjhotep might have existed at the time east of the Faiyum in el Lahun. It is in nearby Harageh that archaeological excavations unearthed the...
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Madi" Ancient: "Narmouthis") El-Sheikh Sa'id Faiyum Crocodilopolis (Roman period: "Arsinoe", Ancient: "Shedet") el-Lahun Hawara Herakleopolis Magna (Modern:...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Plates of El-Lahun and Tura from Denkmäler aus Aegypten und Aethiopien...
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(Karalhuyuk, Kultepe, Acemhuyuk), Azerbaijan (Gobustan) and Egypt (Buhen, El-Lahun, Sedment). Other animals (horses, cats, or sparrowhawks) have been found...
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after World War I, he resumed working with Petrie in his excavation at El-Lahun and Abu Gorab. He subsequently earned a remarkable number of charges and...
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