Nuri
Sign in to saveNuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.
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Place details
- Locality
- Nuri
- Region
- الولاية الشمالية Northern State
- Country
- السودان
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Nuri
- Ancient site.image
- Royal Pyramids Of Napata, Nuri, Sudan (19) (34540703695) (cropped).jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- Pyramids of Nubian kings Aspelta (foreground), Aramatle-qo and Amaninatakilebte at Nuri.
- Ancient site.map_dot_label
- Nuri
- Ancient site.image_size
- 250
- Ancient site.map_type
- Nile#Sudan
- Ancient site.map_alt
- Location in Sudan
- Ancient site.map_size
- 250px
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Northern State, Sudan
- Ancient site.region
- Nubia
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
Key dates
- Inception
- 664 BCE
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- Sudan
- Located in
- Napata
- Area
- +17
- Image
- Pyramids of Nuri.jpg
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Tombs at Nuri
- Tomb artifacts
- See also
- References
- Literature
- External links
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.
==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. 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, 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), to around 310 BCE (pyramid of king Nastasen).