Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
Meroitic (300 BCE–350 CE Northern Field 41 queens/kings)·Meroitic Kushite·🇸🇩 River Nile State, Begrawiya (Meroe), Northern Meroe North Field, Sudan
About
About Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
Meroe Begrawiya excavated by Reisner 1921 and Lepsius, 3 fields 150 pyramids, North Field queens 41. Recorded context — Period: Meroitic (300 BCE–350 CE Northern Field 41 queens/kings); Culture: Meroitic Kushite; Field status: excavated; Materials: sandstone, relief pylon; Condition: preserved — UNESCO 2011 Meroe.
Why it mattersKey Meroitic Kushite pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 300 BCE North Field start; 200 CE peak
- Period
- Meroitic (300 BCE–350 CE Northern Field 41 queens/kings)
- Culture
- Meroitic Kushite
- Purpose
- 41 Northern Meroe pyramids (10–12 m base each, 15 m high) — northern field queens, finer than southern field 400+ tombs total
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1887
- Excavation
- Excavated
1920 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
c. 300 BCE North Field start; 200 CE peak
Initial construction / first occupation at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase
On the ground
Structures & features
16.9370° N · 33.7510° E · 320 m · 4 mapped features
- Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — primary structure16.9375° N · 33.7498° E
- Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — primary structure16.9350° N · 33.7514° E
- Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — Causeway Annex 3causewaycauseway at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — hydraulic feature16.9360° N · 33.7494° E
- Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — Pyramid Annex 4pyramidpyramid at Begrawiya North — Meroe Royal Pyramid Mukhphase — hydraulic feature16.9366° N · 33.7527° E
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