El Lahun is a village in
El Fayoum
Governorate in the
Western Desert
, almost 120 kilometers south-west to Cairo . The village's modern name , "El-Lahun" , was driven from the ancient Egyptian name 'R3-hnt' which means 'the Mouth of the Lake' . Among the most important monuments found at this site are the mud-brick Pyramid of Senusert II , a queen's pyramid , some ruins of Senusert Mortuary Temple , and a jubilee chapel . Interestingly , Among the Finds in a small tomb belonging to a princess , Petrie discovered , in 1914 , was a treasure of jewelry , cosmetic vessels and other objects , which are now exhibited in the Egyptian Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of New York .
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