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Nuri is a place in modern
Sudan Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa. It borders the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west, Libya to the northwest, Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the east, Eritrea and Ethiopi ...
on the west side of the
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, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of
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, and 10 km from
Jebel Barkal Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal () is a mesa or large rock outcrop located 400 km north of Khartoum, next to Karima in Northern State in Sudan, on the Nile River, in the region that is sometimes called Nubia. The jebel is 104 m tall, has a f ...
.


History

Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space at
El-Kurru El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kingdom of Kush, Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian pyramids, Nubian Pyramid ...
. 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 of
Napata Napata
(2020). (Old Egyptian ''Npt'', ''Npy''; Meroitic language, Meroitic ''Napa''; and Ναπάται) was a city of ...
, 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 of
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
), to around 310 BCE (pyramid of king
Nastasen Nastasen was a king of Kush who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from 335 to 315/310 BCE. According to a stela from Dongola, his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani. Biography Nasta ...
). The earliest known pyramid (Nu. 1) at Nuri belongs to king
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
which measures 51.75 meters square by 40 or by 50 metres high. 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 annual
flooding of the Nile The flooding of the Nile (commonly referred to as ''the Inundation'') and its silt Deposition (geology), deposition was a natural cycle first attested in Ancient Egypt. It was of singular importance in the history and culture of Egypt. Governments ...
, the sun would rise from the horizon directly over its point.
Tantamani Tantamani ( Meroitic: 𐦛𐦴𐦛𐦲𐦡𐦲, , Neo-Assyrian: , ), also known as Tanutamun or Tanwetamani (d. 653 BC) was ruler of the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan, and the last pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. ...
, successor of Taharqa, was buried at
el-Kurru El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kingdom of Kush, Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian pyramids, Nubian Pyramid ...
, but all following Napatan kings and many of their queens and children until
Nastasen Nastasen was a king of Kush who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from 335 to 315/310 BCE. According to a stela from Dongola, his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani. Biography Nasta ...
(Nu. 15) (about 315 BC) were buried here, some 80 royals. The
pyramids A pyramid () is a Nonbuilding structure, structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a Pyramid (geometry), pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid ca ...
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. 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 by George Reisner in the early 20th century. In 2018, a new archaeological expedition began work at the site, directed by Pearce Paul Creasman. The pyramids of Nuri, together with other buildings in the region around Gebel Barkal, have been placed on the UNESCO list of
World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...
s since 2003.


Tombs at Nuri

: See
List of monarchs of Kush The monarchs of Kush were the rulers of the ancient Kingdom of Kush (8th century BCE – 4th century CE), a major civilization in ancient Nubia (roughly corresponding to modern-day Sudan). Kushite power was centralised and unified over the course ...
for more information. The royal family of Kush was buried in the cemeteries of Nuri and
el-Kurru El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kingdom of Kush, Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian pyramids, Nubian Pyramid ...
.
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.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 It was also found by
Dows Dunham Dows Dunham (1 June 1890 – 10 January 1984) was an American archaeologist, Egyptologist, and curator of Egyptian art at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Career Dunham studied art history at Harvard University from 1909 to 1913. He was ...
, 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. * Nuri 1 – King
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
, the earliest and largest of the Nuri pyramids * Nuri 2 – King
Amaniastabarqa Amaniastabarqa (also Amaniastabarqo) was a Kushite king of Meroë who ruled in the late Sixth or early Fifth centuries BC, c. 510–487 BCE.
* Nuri 3 – King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
* Nuri 4 – King
Siaspiqa Siaspiqa (also Si'aspiqo) was a ruler of the Kushite kingdom of Meroë reigning for close to twenty years in the first half of the 5th century BC. Very little is known of Siaspiqa's activities beyond the construction of his pyramid at Nuri, now ...
* Nuri 5 – King
Malonaqen Malonaqen was a Meroë, Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare". He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye, although this is based merely on assumption ...
* Nuri 6 – King
Anlamani Anlamani was a king of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, who ruled from 620 BC and died around 600 BC. Under his reign, Kush experienced a revival in its power. Anlamani was the son of Senkamanisken, his predecessor, and the elder brother ...
, son of King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
* Nuri 7 – King Karkamani * Nuri 8 – King
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
, son of King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
and Queen Naparaye * Nuri 9 – King
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
, son of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
* Nuri 10 – King
Amaninatakilebte Amaninatakilebte was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 538 and 519 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Analmaye and was in turn succeeded by King Karkamani. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the ...
* Nuri 11 – King
Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë. Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa. Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
* Nuri 12 – King
Amanineteyerike Amanineteyerike (Amanneteyerike, Aman-nete-yerike, Irike-Amannote) was a Kushite King of Meroë. His reign is dated to the end of the 5th century BCE. Amanineteyerike took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Amanin ...
, son of King
Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë. Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa. Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
* Nuri 13 – King
Harsiotef Harsiotef was a Kushite King of Meroë (about 404 – 369 BC). Harsiotef took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs: Harsiotef was the son of Queen Atasamale and likely of King Amanineteyerike. He had a wife named Qu ...
* Nuri 14 – King
Akhraten Akhraten (also transliterated Akhratan) was a List of monarchs of Kush, King of Kingdom of Kush, Kush (''ca.'' 350 BCE – 335 BCE). Akhraten took on at least some titles based on those used by the Egyptian pharaohs. Akhratan may have been a so ...
* Nuri 15 – King
Nastasen Nastasen was a king of Kush who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from 335 to 315/310 BCE. According to a stela from Dongola, his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani. Biography Nasta ...
* Nuri 16 – King
Talakhamani Talakhamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë during the second half of the 5th century BCE. No prenomen is known, and his nomen is Talakhamani. He may have been a son of Nasakhma and a younger brother of Malewiebamani.Dows Dun ...
* Nuri 17 – King Baskakeren, son of King
Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë. Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa. Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
* Nuri 18 – King Analmaye * Nuri 19 – King
Nasakhma Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa. Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the thro ...
* Nuri 20 – King
Atlanersa Atlanersa (also Atlanarsa) was a Kingdom of Kush, Kushite ruler of the Napata#Late Napatan kingdom, Napatan kingdom of Nubia, reigning for about a decade in the mid-7th century BC. He was the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the Twenty- ...
, Son of
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
* Nuri 21 – Possibly
Takahatenamun Takahatenamun (Takahatamun, Takhahatamani) was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, , p.234-240 Family Takahat(en)amun was t ...
, Queen. Wife of
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
* Nuri 22 – Possibly Amanimalel, Queen. Wife of King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
* Nuri 23 – Masalaye, Queen? Probably wife of King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
* Nuri 24 –
Nasalsa Nasalsa was a Nubian queen of the Kingdom of Kush. She is known from a shabti, some inscriptions on tablets and cups, text on the stela of Khaliut, a dedication inscription and a text from Kawa. Dunham, Dows; Macadam, M. F. Laming: ''Names and ...
, Queen. Daughter of
Atlanersa Atlanersa (also Atlanarsa) was a Kingdom of Kush, Kushite ruler of the Napata#Late Napatan kingdom, Napatan kingdom of Nubia, reigning for about a decade in the mid-7th century BC. He was the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the Twenty- ...
, wife of King
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
* Nuri 25 – Maletaral II, Queen?. Time of King
Amaninatakilebte Amaninatakilebte was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 538 and 519 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Analmaye and was in turn succeeded by King Karkamani. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the ...
* Nuri 26 – Amanitakaye, Queen. Daughter of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
, sister-wife of
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
, mother of
Malonaqen Malonaqen was a Meroë, Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare". He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye, although this is based merely on assumption ...
* Nuri 27 –
Madiqen {{Short description, Nubian queen Madiqen was a Nubian queen with the Egyptian titles ''king's wife'', ''king's wife of the living'' and ''king's sister''. Her mother was queen Nasalsa. Her father was most likely king Senkamanisken. Her royal husban ...
, Queen. Wife of
Anlamani Anlamani was a king of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, who ruled from 620 BC and died around 600 BC. Under his reign, Kush experienced a revival in its power. Anlamani was the son of Senkamanisken, his predecessor, and the elder brother ...
* Nuri 28 – Henuttakhebit, Queen. Wife of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
* Nuri 29 – Pi'ankhqew-qa Queen? Possibly wife of King
Siaspiqa Siaspiqa (also Si'aspiqo) was a ruler of the Kushite kingdom of Meroë reigning for close to twenty years in the first half of the 5th century BC. Very little is known of Siaspiqa's activities beyond the construction of his pyramid at Nuri, now ...
* Nuri 31 – Saka'aye, Queen. Probably mother of King
Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë. Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa. Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
* Nuri 32 – Akhrasan, Queen. Temp. King
Malewiebamani Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë. Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa. Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
* Nuri 34 – Henutirdis, Queen. From the time of King
Harsiotef Harsiotef was a Kushite King of Meroë (about 404 – 369 BC). Harsiotef took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs: Harsiotef was the son of Queen Atasamale and likely of King Amanineteyerike. He had a wife named Qu ...
* Nuri 35 – Possibly Queen
Abar Abar may refer to: * ''Abar'' (album), an album by Bangladeshi rock band Black *'' Abar, the First Black Superman'', a film * Abar (queen), a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt * Abar language People with the surname * Saber A ...
, wife of
Piye Piye (also interpreted as Pankhy or Piankhi; was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled Egypt from 744–714 BC. He ruled from the city of Napata, located deep in Nubia, modern-day Sudan. Name Piye ...
, Mother of
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
* Nuri 36 – Atakhebasken Queen. Wife of
Taharqa Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, Akkadian: ''Tar-qu-ú'', , Manetho's ''Tarakos'', Strabo's ''Tearco''), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. ...
* Nuri 38 –
Akheqa Akheqa was a Nubian queen with the Egyptian titles ''king's wife'' and ''king's sister''. Her royal husband is not known for sure. Perhaps she was the daughter of Aspelta and wife of Aramatle-qo, as proposed by Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam. ...
, Queen. Daughter of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
and wife of
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
* Nuri 39 –
Maletasen {{Hiero, Maletasen, , align=era=egypt Maletasen was a Nubian queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of Nuri (Nuri 39). She was perhaps the wife of king Aramatle-qo. Her only known title is ''big king's wife''. (not ''great k ...
, Queen. Wife of
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
* Nuri 40 – Meqemale, Queen. Possibly wife of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
* Nuri 41 – Maletaral(?) I, Queen. Wife of
Atlanersa Atlanersa (also Atlanarsa) was a Kingdom of Kush, Kushite ruler of the Napata#Late Napatan kingdom, Napatan kingdom of Nubia, reigning for about a decade in the mid-7th century BC. He was the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the Twenty- ...
* Nuri 42 – Asata, Queen. Wife of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
* Nuri 44 –
Batahaliye {{Short description, Wife and the sister of Nubian king Harsiotef Batahaliye was the wife and the sister of Nubian king Harsiotef (ruled very roughly around 400 BC). She is known from stela of her husband and from her burial at Nuri. Her main title ...
, Queen. Wife of
Harsiotef Harsiotef was a Kushite King of Meroë (about 404 – 369 BC). Harsiotef took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs: Harsiotef was the son of Queen Atasamale and likely of King Amanineteyerike. He had a wife named Qu ...
* Nuri 45 – Tagtal (?), Queen. Wife of King
Malonaqen Malonaqen was a Meroë, Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare". He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye, although this is based merely on assumption ...
* Nuri 53 –
Yeturow Yeturow (Iretiru) was a Nubian queen with the Egyptian titles ''king's wife'', ''king's wife of the people of Egypt'', ''king's daughter'' and ''king's sister''. Her father was most likely king Taharqa. Her royal husband was her brother Atlanersa. ...
, Queen. Sister-Wife of
Atlanersa Atlanersa (also Atlanarsa) was a Kingdom of Kush, Kushite ruler of the Napata#Late Napatan kingdom, Napatan kingdom of Nubia, reigning for about a decade in the mid-7th century BC. He was the successor of Tantamani, the last ruler of the Twenty- ...
* Nuri 55 –
Atmataka {{Short description, Nubian queen Atmataka was a Nubian queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of Nuri. She was perhaps the wife of king Aramatle-qo. Her only known title is ''king's wife''. Her burial consisted of a pyramid ...
, Queen. Wife of
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
* Nuri 56 – Possibly
Sekhmakh Sekhmakh was the wife of the Nubian king Nastasen, who ruled in the 4th century BC. Sekhmakh is known from the great stela of the king, where she is depicted in the roundel. She is also known from her funerary stela, found in a temple at Jebel B ...
, Queen. Wife of
Nastasen Nastasen was a king of Kush who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from 335 to 315/310 BCE. According to a stela from Dongola, his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani. Biography Nasta ...
* Nuri 57 –
Piankhher {{Short description, Nubian queen Piankhher (Pi-ankh-her) was a Nubian queen with the Egyptian title ''king's wife''. Her royal husband is not known for sure, but may have been Aramatle-qo based on chronology. Piankhher is known solely from her bur ...
( ?), Queen. Possible wife of
Aramatle-qo Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Family Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had se ...
* Nuri 58 – Artaha, Queen. Possible wife of
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
* Nuri 59 – Malaqaye, Queen. Possibly a wife of King
Tantamani Tantamani ( Meroitic: 𐦛𐦴𐦛𐦲𐦡𐦲, , Neo-Assyrian: , ), also known as Tanutamun or Tanwetamani (d. 653 BC) was ruler of the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan, and the last pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. ...
* Nuri 61 – Atasamale, Queen. Possibly a wife of
Amanineteyerike Amanineteyerike (Amanneteyerike, Aman-nete-yerike, Irike-Amannote) was a Kushite King of Meroë. His reign is dated to the end of the 5th century BCE. Amanineteyerike took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs. Amanin ...
File:Sudan Nuri Pyramids 2012a.jpg, A man walks among the pyramids File:Some of the pyramids at the royal cemetery in Nuri.jpg, Pyramids at the royal cemetery. The small ruins in the front are Nuri 18 ( Analmaye), and Nuri 19 (
Nasakhma Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa. Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the thro ...
) File:Nastasen's pyramid, Nuri, Sudan, North-east Africa.jpg,
Nastasen Nastasen was a king of Kush who ruled the Kingdom of Kush from 335 to 315/310 BCE. According to a stela from Dongola, his mother was named Queen Pelkha and his father may have been King Harsiotef. His successor was Aryamani. Biography Nasta ...
's pyramid is the most recent of the royal pyramids (335–315/310 BCE) File:Southern view of the Nuri pyramids in 1821 (top) and in 2020 (bottom).jpg, Southern view of the Nuri pyramids in 1821 (top) and in 2020 (bottom)


Tomb artifacts

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. File:Gold flower shaped Diadem, found in te Pyramid of King Talakhamani (435–431 B.C.).jpg, Gold flower shaped Diadem, found in the Pyramid of King
Talakhamani Talakhamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë during the second half of the 5th century BCE. No prenomen is known, and his nomen is Talakhamani. He may have been a son of Nasakhma and a younger brother of Malewiebamani.Dows Dun ...
(435–431 BCE), Nuri pyramid 16. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. File:Jewelry found on the Mummy of Nubian King AMANINATAKILEBTE (538-519 BC). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.jpg, Jewelry found on the Mummy of Nubian King
Amaninatakilebte Amaninatakilebte was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 538 and 519 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Analmaye and was in turn succeeded by King Karkamani. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the ...
(538–519 BCE), Nuri pyramid 10. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. File:Unfinished granite stela with statue of Osiris found in the chapel of the Pyramid of Senkamenseken at Nuri (33232117994).jpg, Unfinished granite stela with statue of Osiris found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 of
Senkamanisken Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. Biography He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bo ...
at Nuri File:Funerary figure of King Senkamanisken.jpg, A Shabti, a funerary figure of King Senkamanisken, found in the chapel of the Pyramid 3 at Nuri File:Treasure of King Aspelta.jpg, Artifacts including large metal tweezers, decorated and inscribed vessels, gold sheaths, and a ewer marked for King
Aspelta Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Family Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. File:Sarcophagus of King Aspelta.jpg, The Sarcophagus of King Aspelta found in Nuri pyramid 8. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.


See also

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Nubian pyramids ] The Nubian pyramids were constructed by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms in the region of the Nile Valley known as Nubia, located in present-day northern Sudan. This area was the site of three ancient Kushite kingdoms. The capital of ...
* El-Kurru#Pyramids and tombs at El-Kurru, Pyramids at El-Kurru * Pyramids of Jebel Barkal *
Pyramids of Meroë The Pyramids of Meroë are a large number of Nubian pyramids, encompassing three cemeteries near the ancient city of Meroë. The Meroë pyramids date to the later stage of the Kingdom of Kush (3rd century BCE–4th century CE) and were burial place ...
* Sedeinga pyramids


References


Literature

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


External links


Pyramids of Nuri (flickr)

Nuri Pyramids
* {{Authority control World Heritage Sites in Sudan Archaeological sites in Sudan Kingdom of Kush Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt Pyramids in Sudan Populated places in Northern State (Sudan)