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.

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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.

Pharaoh Shabaka capital Napata
subject surface form: Shabaka
Middle Nile Valley contains Napata
this entity surface form: Napata region
Kingdom of Kush capital Napata
Piye capitalCity Napata
Piye ruledFrom Napata
Tantamani capital Napata
Tantamani deathPlace Napata
Shebitku capital Napata
Taharqa capital Napata
Meroë replaced Napata
this entity surface form: Napata as royal capital of Kush