Meroë

This place is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed as “Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe”.

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Meroë 

ancient city along the eastern bank of the Nile River in Northern Sudan
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Instance of	ancient city historical country
Culture	Ancient Egypt
Location	River Nile, Sudan
Inception	25th century BC
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date	15th century BC
Area	1,718.031 ha (UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone)
Different from	Merowe
16° 56′ 06.5″ N, 33° 45′ 02.7″ E
Authority file  Q5780 VIAF cluster ID: 312587008 GND ID: 4038739-2 Library of Congress Authorities ID: sh85083865 NDL Authority ID: 00567612 National Library of Israel ID (old): 000713876 J9U entity ID: 987007565544405171 World Heritage Site ID: 1336-001, 1336-002 OpenStreetMap node ID: 2491790685 Reasonator Scholia Wikidocumentaries KML file WikiShootMe OpenStreetMap Search depicted

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  Near East in 200 BC, showing the Kingdom of Meroë and its neighbours.

Structures

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  pyramids of the Kushite rulers, covering a period from 300 BC to about 350 AD
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  Karkamani's pyramid (513–503 BC), Nuri
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  Queen Shanakdakhete (170–150 BC)
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  King Natakamani (early 1st century AD)
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  Relief of Kandake Amanitore, circa 50 AD
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  Column and elephant - part of temple complex in Musawwarat es-Sufra
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  Roman Kiosk and Apedemak Temple in Naqa
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  Colonnade of rams in front of Amun-Ra temple in Naqa
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  Plan of the North pyramid field

other findings

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  Stela of king Siaspiqa (487–468 BC).
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  Jewelry found on the mummy of Nubian King Amaninatakilebte (538–519 BC). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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  Stamp or thumb ring in the form of three cartouches (enclosing dot pattern). Each topped with two plumes and sun disc. Meroitic period. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
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  Golden Bracelet found in the tomb of a member of the royal family in Gebel Barkal. 250–100 BC
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  Necklace made of 54 composite human head and ram's head gold pendants with a small carnelian bead between each. Meroitic Period, 270–50 BC
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  Lamp with handle in the shape of a horse, from the pyramid of Queen Amanikhatashan in Meroë (circa 62 AD). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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  elephant figurine, Nubian Museum, Aswan, Egypt

 See also category: Kingdom of Kush.