The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. The Meroë pyramids date to...
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Sedeinga pyramids Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah) in 1821 Pyramids of Nuri in 1821 Pyramids at Jebel Barkal in 1821 Ancient Egypt Candace of Meroë Egyptian...
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of Arakamani (c. 280 BC) when the royal burial ground was transferred to Meroë from Napata (Gebel Barkal). Royal burials formed the Pyramids of Meroë...
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Kandake (redirect from Candace of Meroë)
tombs of Kushite women have been found at Meroe's cemetery and in Egypt at Abydos (Leahy 1994). At El Kurru, six pyramids belong to royal women of the 25th...
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This is a list of lists of pyramids. Lepsius list of pyramids List of Egyptian pyramids List of Mesoamerican pyramids List of pyramid mausoleums in North...
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Italian soldier turned treasure hunter, who robbed and desecrated the pyramids of Meroë. Born in Bologna, in 1815 he travelled across Greece, and later he...
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was a matrilineal society. Nubian pyramids Pyramids at El-Kurru Pyramids of Jebel Barkal Pyramids of Meroë Pyramids of Nuri ARTIFICA. "Ancient Nubia (present-day...
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Butana (redirect from Island of Meroë)
"Island of Meroë" when it was part of the Kushitic kingdom of Meroë. The city of Meroë was about halfway between Atbarah and Khartoum, on the east side of the...
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Nubian architecture (redirect from Architecture of Nubia)
needed] The third Nubian Pyramid site, Meroë, consists of three cemeteries which are the location of approximately 200 pyramids. These three cemeteries...
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Egyptian pyramids are ancient masonry structures located in Egypt. Sources cite at least 118 identified "Egyptian" pyramids. Approximately 80 pyramids were...
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ruler to be buried at Meroë with a similar name such as Arqamani, who ruled many years after the royal cemetery was opened at Meroë. During this same period...
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Jebel Barkal (redirect from Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region)
Sites in Africa Nubian pyramids Pyramids at El-Kurru Pyramids of Jebel Barkal Pyramids of Meroë Pyramids of Nuri Sedeinga pyramids Smith, William Stevenson;...
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Kushite religion (category Kingdom of Kush)
trade, attacked the Kingdom of Aksum. Under King Ezana, Aksum responded with a large military force and plundered Meroë circa 350 AD. In the 5th century...
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Amanishakheto (redirect from Monuments of Queen Amanishakheto)
collar of the queen Bracelet from the tomb of Amanishakheto in Nubia The Meroe pyramids. N6, the tomb of Amanishakheto, is highlighted Some of the treasures...
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and "Beg." stands for Begrawiyah (Meroë). "Beg. N" and "Beg. S" refer to the northern and southern cemeteries of Meroë, respectively. El-Kurru, Nuri, and...
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Nubia (redirect from History of Nubia)
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt family tree Meroë Kandake, Queens of Meroe Military of ancient Nubia Nubian pyramids Nubiology Merowe...
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persisted among a line of rulers at Meroë, who raised stelae to record the achievements of their reigns and erected Nubian pyramids to contain their tombs...
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queens of Napata and Meroë. The pyramids of Kush, also known as Nubian Pyramids, have different characteristics than those of Egypt. The Nubian pyramids had...
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Amanitore (category 1st-century monarchs of Kush)
Nubian pyramids were built, most plundered in ancient times. Queen Amanitore quashing her enemies Pyramid of Amanitore in Meroë Pyramids built in Meroë differed...
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Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (category Alumni of the University of Cambridge)
an additional trip to Nubia travelling as far as Shendi near the Pyramids of Meroë. From here his journey took him to the Red Sea, where he resolved...
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Elephantine (category Islands of the Nile)
the oldest ruins still standing on the island, are composed of a granite step pyramid from the Third Dynasty and a small temple built for the local...
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Nuri (redirect from Nuri pyramid)
pyramids Pyramids at El-Kurru Pyramids of Jebel Barkal Pyramids of Meroë Sedeinga pyramids Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pyramids of Nuri. Wilson...
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of Cestius’ death. The sharply pointed shape of the pyramid is strongly reminiscent of the pyramids of Nubia, in particular of the kingdom of Meroë,...
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Sudanese pound (category Economic history of Sudan)
secession of South Sudan in 2011, Sudan has suffered from a scarcity of foreign exchange for the loss of three-quarters of its oil resources and 80% of foreign...
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The history of North Africa has been divided into its prehistory, its classical period, the arrival and spread of Islam, the colonial period, and finally...
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Hafir (category Geography of Sudan)
catchment basin with a circular earthen wall and diameters of between 70-250 m and heights of up to 7 m. Adapted to semi-desert conditions, the hafirs catch...
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Qore (title) (category Kingdom of Kush)
Qore was the title of rulers in the Kingdom of Kush, specifically during the Meroitic Period, in the land of Nubia (present-day Sudan). Kandake Ngola...
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Arqamani (category 3rd-century BC monarchs of Kush)
King of Meroë dating from the late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE. It is believed that Arqamani ruled in Meroë at the time of the Egyptian revolt of Horwennefer...
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distinctly Nubian settlements with temples and pyramids that emerged in the Kingdom of Kush and its last capital of Meroë. From around 500 CE until circa 1500 CE...
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Tarekeniwal (category 2nd-century monarchs of Kush)
King of Meroë of whom little is known. He likely reigned in the second half of the 2nd century AD. Tarekeniwal is only known from his pyramid in Meroe (Beg...
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