El Lahun

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.