Eastern Deffufa
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The Eastern Deffufa is a massive mud-brick temple structure at the ancient Nubian city of Kerma, reflecting the religious and architectural sophistication of the Kerma civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Deffufa canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient monument
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ mud-brick structure ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kerma architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
royal and elite rituals of Kerma
ⓘ
urban center of Kerma ⓘ |
| builtBy | rulers of Kerma civilization ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Nubian temples
ⓘ
Archaeological sites in Sudan ⓘ |
| chronology | early 2nd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| civilization | Kerma civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| culture | Nubian culture ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| era |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Kingdom period of Kerma ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
George Andrew Reisner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss archaeological missions ⓘ |
| feature |
elevated platform
ⓘ
massive solid mud-brick core ⓘ multiple rooms and chambers ⓘ stairways and ramps ⓘ thick exterior walls ⓘ |
| floorCount | multi-level structure ⓘ |
| hasType |
platform temple
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kerma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east side of ancient Kerma city ⓘ |
| material |
adobe
ⓘ
mud-brick ⓘ |
| near |
Western Deffufa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cemeteries of Kerma ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe and related Nubian sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerma archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Nubian religion ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of advanced mud-brick construction techniques in ancient Nubia
ⓘ
evidence of complex religious practices in Kerma civilization ⓘ one of the most important monuments of the Kerma culture ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial activities
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ religious worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.