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Nuri

Coordinates:18°33′52″N31°54′59″E / 18.56444°N 31.91639°E /18.56444; 31.91639
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Kushite cemetery in Sudan
Nuri
Pyramids of Nubian kingsAspelta (foreground),Aramatle-qo andAmaninatakilebte at Nuri.
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Location in Sudan
Nuri
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Nuri
Nuri (Sudan)
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LocationNorthern State,Sudan
RegionNubia
Coordinates18°33′52″N31°54′59″E / 18.56444°N 31.91639°E /18.56444; 31.91639
TypeSettlement
Site notes
Conditionrestored

Nuri is a place in modernSudan on the west side of theNile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north ofSanam, and 10 km fromJebel Barkal.

History

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Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space atEl-Kurru.[1] More than 20 ancient pyramids belonging to Nubian kings and queens are still standing at Nuri, which served as a royal necropolis for the ancient city ofNapata, the first capital of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush. It is probable that, at its apex, 80 or more pyramids stood at Nuri, marking the tombs of royals. The pyramids at Nuri were built over a period of more than three centuries, from circa 670 BCE for the oldest (pyramid ofTaharqa), to around 310 BCE (pyramid of kingNastasen).

Map of Jebel Barkal and Nuri.

The earliest known pyramid (Nu. 1) at Nuri belongs to kingTaharqa which measures 51.75 meters square by 40 or by 50 metres high.[2] The pyramid of Taharqa was situated so that when observed from Jebel Barkal at sunrise on Egyptian New Year's Day, the beginning of the annualflooding of the Nile, the sun would rise from the horizon directly over its point.[3]

Tantamani, successor of Taharqa, was buried atel-Kurru, but all following Napatan kings and many of their queens and children untilNastasen (Nu. 15) (about 315 BC) were buried here, some 80 royals.[4] Thepyramids at Nuri are, in general, smaller than the Egyptian ones and are today often heavily degraded (caused by both humans and nature), but often still contained substantial parts of the funerary equipment of the Kushite rulers who were buried here. During the Christian era, a church was erected here.[5] The church was built at least in part from reused pyramid stones, including several stelae originally coming from the pyramid chapels.

The pyramids were partially excavated byGeorge Reisner in the early 20th century. In 2018, a new archaeological expedition began work at the site, directed byPearce Paul Creasman.[6]

The pyramids of Nuri, together with other buildings in the region around Gebel Barkal, have been placed on the UNESCO list ofWorld Heritage Sites since 2003.[7]

Tombs at Nuri

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SeeList of monarchs of Kush for more information.
Pyramids of Nuri in 1821
Pyramids of Nuri in 1821 (plan). The largest one (Nb. 1) belongs toTaharqa, the others are numbered from West to East.
The ruins of the pyramid ofTaharqa, the earliest and largest of the Nuri pyramids, circa 670 BCE.
View of the pyramids Nuri 9 (Aramatle-qo), Nuri 8 (Aspelta) and Nuri 7 (Karkamani) (from left to right).

The royal family of Kush was buried in the cemeteries of Nuri andel-Kurru.[8]
The King's Mothers were buried in the southern group, but this is not an area exclusively used for the burial of King's Mothers. Most of the King's Wives were buried in the parallel rows just north of Taharqa's tomb. The tombs to the far north were much smaller and may have been built for wives of lesser rank.[9] It was also found byDows Dunham, an experienced archaeologist, that there were references to two other kings in three of the pyramids including King Taharqa. But, if they are buried there, their tombs have yet to be located and excavated.[10]

Main Nuri pyramids, seen from the top of the pyramid ofTaharqa.
Back row (left to right): Nuri 14Akhraten, Nuri 13Harsiotef, Nuri 15 KingNastasen (in the forefront), Nuri 12Amanineteyerike, Nuri 11Malewiebamani, Nuri 10Amaninatakilebte, Nuri 9Aramatle-qo, Nuri 8Aspelta (best preserved pyramid), Nuri 7Karkamani, Nuri 6Anlamani, Nuri 5Malonaqen
Front row (left to right): Nuri 4Siaspiqa (in the middle of the image), Nuri 18Analmaye (small ruins in the back), Nuri 19Nasakhma (small ruins in the back), Nuri 3Senkamanisken, Nuri 2Amaniastabarqa
  • A man walks among the pyramids
    A man walks among the pyramids
  • Pyramids at the royal cemetery. The small ruins in the front are Nuri 18 (Analmaye), and Nuri 19 (Nasakhma)
    Pyramids at the royal cemetery. The small ruins in the front are Nuri 18 (Analmaye), and Nuri 19 (Nasakhma)
  • Nastasen's pyramid is the most recent of the royal pyramids (335–315/310 BCE)
    Nastasen's pyramid is the most recent of the royal pyramids (335–315/310 BCE)
  • Southern view of the Nuri pyramids in 1821 (top) and in 2020 (bottom)
    Southern view of the Nuri pyramids in 1821 (top) and in 2020 (bottom)

Tomb artifacts

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Shawabty of KingTaharqa depicted holding two hoes, Nuri pyramid 1. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Numerous artifacts were found in the Nuri tombs, mainly excavated in 1916 by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition. It is noted that looting was present in all of the pyramids as they were accessible by digging a hole through the ground. Based on objects found within and around the tombs, it is likely that these looters came hundreds of years later. Of what remained, several fragments and completed Napatan red ware pottery were found within several tombs.[10]

  • Gold flower shaped Diadem, found in the Pyramid of King Talakhamani (435–431 BCE), Nuri pyramid 16. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
    Gold flower shaped Diadem, found in the Pyramid of KingTalakhamani (435–431 BCE), Nuri pyramid 16. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • Jewelry found on the Mummy of Nubian King Amaninatakilebte (538–519 BCE), Nuri pyramid 10. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
    Jewelry found on the Mummy of Nubian KingAmaninatakilebte (538–519 BCE), Nuri pyramid 10. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • Unfinished granite stela with statue of Osiris found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 of Senkamanisken at Nuri
    Unfinished granite stela with statue of Osiris found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 ofSenkamanisken at Nuri
  • A Shabti, a funerary figure of King Senkamanisken, found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 at Nuri
    A Shabti, a funerary figure of King Senkamanisken, found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 at Nuri
  • Artifacts including large metal tweezers, decorated and inscribed vessels, gold sheaths, and a ewer marked for King Aspelta found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
    Artifacts including large metal tweezers, decorated and inscribed vessels, gold sheaths, and a ewer marked for KingAspelta found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
  • The Sarcophagus of King Aspelta found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
    The Sarcophagus of King Aspelta found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Wilson, John A. (1958)."Review of The Royal Cemeteries of Kush. II. Nuri".Journal of Near Eastern Studies.17 (2):152–155.doi:10.1086/371459.ISSN 0022-2968.JSTOR 542625.
  2. ^The Pyramids of Nuri
  3. ^Timothy Kendall; 2002; Napatan temples: A case study from Gebel Barkal. Gebel Barkal, the Mythological Nubian Origin of Egyptian kingship, and the Formation of the Napatan state; pp. 67–69.
  4. ^Compare the list in Derek A. Welsby:The Kingdom of Kush. British Museum Press, London 1996, pp. 207–208ISBN 0-7141-0986-X
  5. ^Dunham,The Royal Cemeteries of Kush II, Nuri, fig. 216
  6. ^Updates for the expedition can be foundonline.
  7. ^Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region at UNESCO.org
  8. ^Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam, "Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata",The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 35 (December 1949), pp. 139–149
  9. ^Angelika Lohwasser, "Queenship in Kush: Status, Role and Ideology of Royal Women",Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, Vol. 38 (2001), pp. 61–76
  10. ^abDunham, Dows (1955)."The Royal Cemeteries at Kush, II. Nuri".Journal of Near Eastern Studies.17 (2).JSTOR 542625.
  11. ^abcdefghijWelsby, Derek A. (1998).The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires. Princeton: Markus Weiner Publishers. p. 207.ISBN 1-55876-182-9.
  12. ^abcdefghiWelsby, Derek A. (1998).The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires. Princeton: Markus Weiner Publishers. p. 208.ISBN 1-55876-182-9.

Literature

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  • Dows Dunham.The Royal Cemeteries of Kush II, Nuri, Boston (Mass.): Museum of Fine Arts, 1955.

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