Title: Nubia ÃÂ The Black Pharaohs
Image Number: APN299647
Media Id: 5_4478
Path:
african.pictures /
Africa24 Media /
Manoocher Deghati
Description: NUBIA, NORTHERN SUDAN - THE BLACK PHARAOHS - Two boys look down from Jebel Barkal at Napataââ¬â¢s pyramids at sunset. Napata, the capital of the Kushite kings, is situated at the foot of Jebel Barkal. The excavations of the hill and its surrounding area uncovered several temples, a mud brick palace-complex, pyramids, and other kinds of tombs. Nine temples are identified; the biggest one is dedicated to the Egyptian god Amun. Many of the temples are decorated and have carved hieroglyphic inscriptions. The pyramids are part of the royal Napatan-Meroitic cemetery. Unlike the Egyptian pyramids which were built to hide the burial chamber, the Napatan ones are epitaphs for the deceased, who are buried in a hypogeum underneath.Nubia, Northern Sudan, March 2005 (Photo by Africa24 Media/Manoocher Deghati) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Collections: Misc pics for A24 Media Site
Subcollections:
Manoocher Deghati
Country: Sudan
Orientation: landscape
Pixel Size: 3071 x 2005
Credit: Manoocher Deghati / Misc pics for A24 Media Site / Africa Media Online
Keywords:
Nubia,
Sudan,
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African,
Africa,
Nubian,
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