Meroitic period

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historical period period of ancient Nubian history

The Meroitic period was the era in ancient Nubian history when the Kingdom of Kush flourished around Meroë, developing its own script, art, and powerful rulers including queens known as Kandakes.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Meroitic period canonical 7
Meroitic 2
Meroitic civilization 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
period of ancient Nubian history ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture Meroitic culture ⓘ
economy agriculture-based economy ⓘ
trade in gold, ivory, and iron ⓘ
endTime 4th century CE ⓘ
around 350 CE ⓘ
followedBy X-Group period NERFINISHED ⓘ
post-Meroitic period ⓘ
follows Napatan period NERFINISHED ⓘ
Napatan phase of the Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Meroë necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meroë pyramids NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mussawarat es-Sufra NERFINISHED ⓘ
Naqa NERFINISHED ⓘ
Royal City of Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCapital Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeity Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apedemak NERFINISHED ⓘ
Isis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sebiumeker NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature distinctive Meroitic art ⓘ
fusion of Egyptian and indigenous Nubian cultural elements ⓘ
iron production ⓘ
long-distance trade networks ⓘ
matrilineal elements in royal succession ⓘ
powerful queens known as Kandakes ⓘ
royal pyramid burials ⓘ
hasGovernmentForm monarchy ⓘ
hasLanguage Meroitic language ⓘ
hasNotableRuler Amanirenas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amanishakheto NERFINISHED ⓘ
Amanitore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Natakamani NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRulerTitle Kandake NERFINISHED ⓘ
king of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Meroitic cursive script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meroitic hieroglyphic script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Meroitic script NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor development of an indigenous alphabetic script ⓘ
powerful ruling queens ⓘ
pyramids at Meroë ⓘ
locatedIn Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ
region south of ancient Egypt ⓘ
namedAfter Meroë NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf history of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
precededBy Napatan period NERFINISHED ⓘ
significantEvent conflicts with Roman Egypt ⓘ
peace treaty with Rome under Amanirenas ⓘ
startTime around 270 BCE ⓘ
circa 3rd century BCE ⓘ
usesReligion Egyptian-influenced polytheism ⓘ
Kushite religion ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

kandake → usedIn → Meroitic period ⓘ
subject surface form: Kandake
Naqa → hasCulture → Meroitic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meroitic
Naqa → flourishedInPeriod → Meroitic period ⓘ
Queen Amanishakheto → partOf → Meroitic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meroitic period of Kush
Musawwarat es-Sufra → partOf → Meroitic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meroitic civilization
Musawwarat es-Sufra → culture → Meroitic period ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meroitic
Middle Nile Valley → associatedWith → Meroitic period ⓘ
Apedemak → worshipPeriod → Meroitic period ⓘ
Kingdom of Kush → hasPart → Meroitic period ⓘ
Fourth Cataract of the Nile → historicalPeriodOfImportance → Meroitic period ⓘ
Meroë → flourishedDuring → Meroitic period ⓘ