royal necropolis of Meroë
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The royal necropolis of Meroë is an ancient Kushite burial ground in present-day Sudan, renowned for its numerous steep-sided pyramids that served as tombs for the kings and queens of the Kingdom of Kush.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meroë pyramids | 4 |
| Meroe Royal City | 1 |
| Meroe Royal Necropolis | 1 |
| Meroe pyramids | 1 |
| Meroitic royal cemetery | 1 |
| Royal City of Meroe | 1 |
| Royal Necropolis of Meroe | 1 |
| royal necropolis of Meroë canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ pyramid field ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kushite pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Meroitic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nubian pyramids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialType | pyramid burials with underground chambers ⓘ |
| buriedIndividuals |
Kushite kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kushite queens NERFINISHED ⓘ royal family members ⓘ |
| country | Republic of the Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kushite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European explorers in the 19th century ⓘ |
| endUseTime | circa 4th century CE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from multiple countries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
funerary chapels
ⓘ
hieroglyphic and Meroitic inscriptions ⓘ pyramid tombs ⓘ steep-sided pyramids ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Meroë religious complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meroë royal city NERFINISHED ⓘ city of Meroë ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
evidence of the power and wealth of the Kingdom of Kush
ⓘ
major center for the study of Meroitic civilization ⓘ |
| hasView | desert landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Egyptian funerary traditions ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nile Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | ancient Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums of Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mudbrick
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| numberOfPyramids | over 40 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Kush heritage sites ⓘ |
| startUseTime | circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
erosion
ⓘ
looting ⓘ uncontrolled tourism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1336 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2011 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elite burials
ⓘ
royal burials ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Meroe Royal City
this entity surface form:
Meroe Royal Necropolis
this entity surface form:
Meroë pyramids
this entity surface form:
Meroë pyramids
this entity surface form:
Meroitic royal cemetery
this entity surface form:
Meroë pyramids
this entity surface form:
Meroë pyramids
this entity surface form:
Royal City of Meroe
this entity surface form:
Royal Necropolis of Meroe
subject surface form:
Pyramids of Nuri
this entity surface form:
Meroe pyramids