Napata
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Napata was an ancient city in Nubia that served as a major political and religious center of the Kingdom of Kush, closely linked to the rule of the Nubian pharaohs over Egypt.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Napata canonical | 9 |
| Napata as royal capital of Kush | 1 |
| Napata region | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kingdom of Kush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nubian pharaohs NERFINISHED ⓘ Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kushite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinedAfter | Assyrian invasions of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
7th century BCE
ⓘ
8th century BCE ⓘ early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsOf |
palaces
ⓘ
pyramids ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Jebel Barkal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempleDedicatedTo | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fourth Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | west bank of the Nile ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearModernTown | Karima, Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO World Heritage Site Jebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByCapital | Kerma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | holy city of Amun in Kush ⓘ |
| religion | Kushite-Egyptian syncretic religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital of the Kingdom of Kush
ⓘ
political center of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ religious center of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Nile trade routes
ⓘ
control of routes between central Africa and Egypt ⓘ |
| succeededByCapital | Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
Egyptian language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kushite language ⓘ |
| usedScript | Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| wasAttackedBy | Egyptian pharaoh Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Napatan period of Kushite history NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasConqueredBy | Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasInfluencedBy |
ancient Egyptian architecture
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| wasRuledBy |
Piye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shabaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Taharqa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tantamani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shabaka
this entity surface form:
Napata region