El-Kurru necropolis
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El-Kurru necropolis is an ancient burial ground in Nubia that served as one of the earliest royal cemeteries of the Kushite kings and queens associated with the Napatan kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nubian archaeological site
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archaeological site ⓘ cemetery ⓘ royal necropolis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
25th Dynasty of Egypt
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Kushite expansion into Egypt ⓘ Nubian Pharaohs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSiteOf |
Alara of Nubia
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Kashta NERFINISHED ⓘ Piye NERFINISHED ⓘ Piye (Piankhi) NERFINISHED ⓘ early Napatan rulers ⓘ royal family members of Kush ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | George Andrew Reisner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Meroitic royal cemeteries
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Nuri necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry | Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulture |
Kingdom of Kush
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Napatan kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorated burial chambers
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funerary equipment deposits ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ pyramids with steep sides ⓘ wall paintings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapels
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pyramid tombs ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ shaft graves ⓘ subterranean burial chambers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nubia
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modern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Jebel Barkal
NERFINISHED
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the Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Napatan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier local Nubian burial traditions ⓘ |
| significance |
important evidence for Nubian-Egyptian cultural interaction
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key source for understanding early Napatan royal ideology ⓘ one of the earliest royal cemeteries of the Kushite kings and queens ⓘ |
| timeOfUse |
Napatan period
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early first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1073 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 2003 ⓘ |
| usedAs | royal burial ground ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kushite kings
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Kushite queens NERFINISHED ⓘ Napatan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pyramids of Nuri