Lahun (el-Lahun, Kahun)
(29°14' N 30°58'E - the ancient site)
Lahun is the name of a modern town at the entrance to the Fayum.
The ancient town in this area is often called Kahun after Petrie. Petrie/Brunton/Murray
1923: 1: "When I first discovered the town in 1887, I asked an old man whom
I met, what the name of it was, and he replied at once Kahun, and so it has
been since called".
On Digital Egypt for Universities the term Lahun is used for the town, the cemeteries
and the pyramid complex
Nearby note the following:
Cemetery of First
- Third Dynasty (Bashkatib Cemetery)
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Distribution of finds from Lahun 1914 | Distribution of finds from Lahun 1921
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