El-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension
Napatan Kushite (750–300 BCE)·Kushite (25th Dynasty)·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About El-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension
El-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension in Northern State, Sudan is a Napatan Kushite (750–300 BCE) pyramid attributed to Kushite (25th Dynasty). Small Kushite royal pyramid 9 m base on El-Kurru cemetery ridge north of Jebel Barkal. Reisner excavations: KU.9 royal wife pyramid, stela fragments and shabtis.
Why it mattersKey Kushite (25th Dynasty) centre in the Northern State
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological seriation
- 02Trade network evidence
Theories
- 01Long-distance Indian Ocean trade
- 02Kushite royal succession
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. 750 BCE Kashta/ Piye earliest
- Period
- Napatan Kushite (750–300 BCE)
- Culture
- Kushite (25th Dynasty)
- Purpose
- Small Kushite royal pyramid 9 m base on El-Kurru cemetery ridge north of Jebel Barkal
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 750 BCE Kashta/ Piye earliest
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
18.4100° N · 31.7700° E · 250 m · 4 mapped features
El-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension — Pyramid Superstructure
pyramidStepped pyramid with chapel
18.4101° N · 31.7701° EEl-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension — Chapel and Pylon
chapelOffering chapel east face
18.4098° N · 31.7701° EEl-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension — Subsidiary Tomb Shaft
shaftTomb shaft or burial pit
18.4103° N · 31.7698° EEl-Kurru Pyramid KU.9 — Tabo? Extension — Cistern Cluster
cisternPlastered cisterns
18.4096° N · 31.7699° E