Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill

Why it mattersKey Meroitic quarrymen pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 200 BCE trench

Period

Meroitic (200 BCE quarry hill with unfinished pyramid trench 27 m)

Culture

Meroitic quarrymen

Purpose

Unfinished pyramid foundation trench (27 m square, 2 m deep) on hilltop quarry — Meroitic aborted pyramid linked to Meroe 20 km

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1958

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. c. 200 BCE trench

   Initial construction / first occupation at Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill

2. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill

3. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill

• Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — hydraulic feature

  17.0839° N · 33.8164° E

• Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — hydraulic feature

  17.0842° N · 33.8166° E

• Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Jebel Qisi — Unfinished Meroitic Quarry Pyramid Hill — primary structure

  17.0847° N · 33.8183° E