Musawwarat es-Sufra
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Musawwarat es-Sufra is an ancient Nubian archaeological complex in modern Sudan, notable for its extensive temple structures and unique Great Enclosure associated with the Kingdom of Meroë.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musawwarat es-Sufra canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nubian archaeological complex
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Meroitic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kingdom of Meroë ⓘ |
| coordinates | 16.268°N 33.267°E ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| culture |
Kingdom of Kush
ⓘ
surface form:
Kushite
Meroitic period ⓘ
surface form:
Meroitic
|
| dedicatedTo |
Amun
ⓘ
Apedemak ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Friedrich W. Hinkel
ⓘ
German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| excavationsBeganIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
2nd century BCE
ⓘ
3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
elephant training
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ water management systems ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Apedemak temple
ⓘ
Great Enclosure ⓘ courtyards ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ lion sculptures ⓘ processional ways ⓘ ram sculptures ⓘ reliefs ⓘ reservoirs ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Great Enclosure
ⓘ
elephant depictions ⓘ extensive temple structures ⓘ long processional routes ⓘ unique architectural layout ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Butana region
ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Meroë
ⓘ
Nile ⓘ
surface form:
Nile River
|
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meroë Island archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
Kingdom of Kush ⓘ Meroitic period ⓘ
surface form:
Meroitic civilization
|
| region | Nubia ⓘ |
| religion | Kushite religion ⓘ |
| significance | major religious center of the Meroitic kingdom ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1336 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.