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Lāhūn (Egypt)

اللاهون (Egypt)

URI(s)

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2008091458

Codes

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Variants

Al Lāhūn (Egypt)
El Lāhūn (Egypt)
ElLâhûn (Egypt)
Illahun (Egypt)
Kahun (Egypt)
Ptolemais Hormos (Egypt)
اللاهون (Egypt)
لاهون (Egypt)

Identifies LC/NAF RWO

http://id.loc.gov/rwo/agents/no2008091458

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Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cno2008091458#skos:Concept

Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

Egypt--Lāhūn
El-Lahun Label from public data source Wikidata

Sources

found: Urkunden zur Chronologie der späten 12. Dynastie, 2006:t.p. (Illahun) p. 7 (el-Lâhûn)

found: OCLC, June 20, 2008(hdgs: El Lāhūn (Egypt), Lahun (Egypt))

found: GEOnet, June 20, 2008(Al Lāhūn; Al Fayyūm, Egypt; populated place; 29° 13ʹ 09ʺ N, 030° 58ʹ 42ʺ E; variants: Lahun, ElLaĥun̂)

found: The British Museum thesaurus, via WWW, October 21, 2022(El-Lahun; also known as: Lahun, el- ; Kahun; Ptolemais Hormos; broader term: Fayum) - https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/x28974

found: Wikipedia, October 21, 2022(El Lahun (Arabic: اللاهون = al-Lāhūn, El Lāhūn [in roman]), alt. Illahun, Lahun, or Kahun (the latter being a neologism coined by archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie) is a workmen's village in Faiyum, Egypt. El Lahun is associated with the Pyramid of Senusret II (Greek: Sesostris II), which is located near the modern town)

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Change Notes

2008-06-20: new
2022-10-23: revised

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