During previous seasons, a central group of nine rooms was excavated. This area was used as the actual residence of the mayor and his immediate family. The mayoral residence appears to have been a beehive of activity and the central place where both town and temple of Senwosret III were administered. During a normal day, the mayoral residence must've been filled with the sounds of scribes, officials, and priests coming and going. Amongst all this activity were the children and family and servants of the mayor.
Many small objects indicate a household of considerable wealth.
Jewelry of carnelian and amethyst, cosmetic vessels of alabaster, pieces of inlaid boxes and mirror handles of ebony and ivory, fragments of stone statuettes, and a host of other objects occur in the ruins of the building. The most important information for us in reconstructing the community of people in the town are clay seal impressions. Many were impressed by seals that bore the name and titles in hieroglyphs of the officials at the top of town administration. These mayors probably inherited the office of mayor from father to son after the initial appointment of the first mayor at the time the town and temple were established. Many seal impressions from sealed papyrus documents have the royal seal indicating correspondence between the royal court and the mayor's house.