18°32′N 31°50′E / 18.53°N 31.84°E / 18.53; 31.84 Napata Napata /ˈnæpətə/ (Old Egyptian Npt, Npy; Meroitic Napa; Ancient Greek: Νάπατα and Ναπάται)...
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amid the Late Bronze Age collapse, the Kushites reestablished a kingdom in Napata (now modern Karima, Sudan). Though Kush had developed many cultural affinities...
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capital of the first was at Kerma (2500–1500 BC), the second was centered on Napata (1000–300 BC) and the third was centered on Meroë (300 BC – 300 AD). In...
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north at Napata. King Aspelta moved the capital to Meroë, considerably farther south than Napata, possibly c. 591 BC, just after the sack of Napata by Egyptian...
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Uranophora iridis (redirect from Napata iridis)
Erebidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. iridis Binomial name Uranophora iridis (Hampson, 1898) Synonyms Napata iridis Hampson, 1898...
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important temples was dedicated to Amun at Jebel Barkal in the city of Napata. This Temple of Amun was enlarged by later Egyptian and Nubian Pharaohs...
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Kushite Empire, the Black Pharaohs, or the Napatans, after their capital Napata, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt that occurred...
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Uranophora castra (redirect from Napata castra)
Erebidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. castra Binomial name Uranophora castra (Hampson, 1898) Synonyms Napata castra Hampson, 1898...
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the Kushites of northern Nubia were defeated and Napata sacked. The destruction of the capital of Napata was not a crippling blow to the Kushites and did...
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Uranophora munda (redirect from Napata munda)
Uranophora munda is a moth in the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found on Haiti. Savela, Markku. "Uranophora munda...
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spiritually. Indeed, major pharaonic ceremonies were held at Jebel Barkal near Napata. As an Egyptian colony from the 16th century BC, Nubia ("Kush") was governed...
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Uranophora unifascia (redirect from Napata unifascia)
Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. unifascia Binomial name Uranophora unifascia (Schaus, 1898) Synonyms Napata unifascia Schaus, 1898...
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Tanis Historical capital of Egypt 732 – 720 BC Succeeded by Napata/Memphis Preceded by Napata/Memphis Historical capital of Egypt 664 – 525 BC Succeeded by...
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Uranophora leucotelus (redirect from Napata leucotelus)
Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. leucotelus Binomial name Uranophora leucotelus (Butler, 1876) Synonyms Napata leucotelus Butler, 1876...
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daughter of Kashta and possibly Pebatjma. While Kashta ruled Nubia from Napata, which is 400 km north of Khartoum, the modern capital of Sudan, he also...
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Uranophora quadristrigata (redirect from Napata quadristrigata)
Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. quadristrigata Binomial name Uranophora quadristrigata (Hampson, 1898) Synonyms Napata quadristrigata Hampson, 1898...
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Uranophora chalybea (redirect from Napata chalybea)
Family: Erebidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. chalybea Binomial name Uranophora chalybea Hübner, [1831] Synonyms Napata chalybea...
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25th Dynasty ended with its rulers retreating to their spiritual homeland at Napata. It was there (at El-Kurru and Nuri) that all 25th Dynasty pharaohs were...
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mountain, together with the extensive archaeological site at its base (ancient Napata), were named as the center of a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The Jebel...
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Uranophora walkeri (redirect from Napata walkeri)
Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. walkeri Binomial name Uranophora walkeri (H. Druce, 1889) Synonyms Evius walkeri H. Druce, 1889 Napata walkeri...
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Uranophora guatemalena (redirect from Napata guatemalena)
Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Uranophora Species: U. guatemalena Binomial name Uranophora guatemalena (H. Druce, 1884) Synonyms Napata guatemalena H. Druce, 1884...
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Uranophora eucyane (redirect from Napata eucyane)
Binomial name Uranophora eucyane (Felder, 1874) Synonyms Cyanopepla eucyane Felder, 1874 Belemniastis eucyane Napata eucyane Uranophora felderi Zerny, 1912...
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based at Napata, began to exert its influence on Upper (Southern) Egypt.: 58–59 When the Middle Kingdom Egyptians pulled out of the Napata region around...
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Ctenucha biformis (redirect from Napata abbreviata)
Erebidae Subfamily: Arctiinae Genus: Ctenucha Species: C. biformis Binomial name Ctenucha biformis Dognin, 1907 Synonyms Napata abbreviata Draudt, 1915...
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730 BC—Piye succeeds his father, Kashta, as king of the Nubian kingdom of Napata. 730 BC—Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre. 730 BC—Leontini in...
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Uranophora rabdonota (redirect from Napata rabdonota)
1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 3, 2018. "Napata rabdonota Hampson, 1898". Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of the French Antilles...
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Sack of Thebes (section Kushite kingdom of Napata)
under the rule of the 25th Dynasty. His army travelled north, stopping at Napata, Elephantine, Thebes and Heliopolis fortifying both in 664 BC. Tantamani...
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possibly attested at the Temple of Amun at Kawa. Alara also established Napata as the religious capital of Kush. Alara himself was not a 25th dynasty Kushite...
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decline of the Assyrian Empire 6th century BC Egypt: 592 BC: Psamtik II sacks Napata Sudan: Aspelta moves the Kushite capital to Meroe Near East: 539 BC: Achaemenid...
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crowning Thutmose III (kneeling). Relief from the temple of Thutmose III in Semna Venerated in Nubian mythology Major cult center Napata Symbol Incense...
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