Great Enclosure
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The Great Enclosure is a massive, labyrinthine temple complex at the Meroitic site of Musawwarat es-Sufra in Sudan, notable for its extensive courtyards, reliefs, and religious significance in the Kingdom of Kush.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lion-headed gods ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryDuringExcavation | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Kushite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Meroitic architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
enclosure walls
ⓘ
extensive courtyards ⓘ labyrinthine layout ⓘ processional ways ⓘ ram depictions ⓘ reliefs ⓘ reservoir (hafir) ⓘ temple buildings ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
religious center
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasReliefStyle | Meroitic reliefs ⓘ |
| hasSubstructure |
courtyards
ⓘ
platforms ⓘ processional corridors ⓘ ram sanctuary ⓘ stairways ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Nubian archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Musawwarat es-Sufra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalEntity | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
sandstone
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearby | Wadi es-Sufra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Meroitic site of Musawwarat es-Sufra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Meroitic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
Kushite religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meroitic architecture ⓘ Nubian temple complexes ⓘ |
| significance |
important cultic and ceremonial complex
ⓘ
major religious center of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ |
| usedBy | Kingdom of Kush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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