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The Pyramid of Senwosret II

Senwosret II's Pyrmaid is about 2 miles from El Lahun and lies in the center of a huge complex of buildings. There is a red granite funerary temple to the east which is surrounded by a mud brick enclosure wall.No the north are eight mastabas and the Queen's small pyramid. There are four access shafts to the south that led to tombs, one of which was Princess Sat-Hathor, where fine jewelry was found and is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. To the east are the remains of the lower temple.

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