Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak

Why it mattersKey Meroitic Kandak Amanitore temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

c. 1st c. CE Naqa temples under Natakamani/Amanitore

Period

Meroitic (1st c. CE Amanitore/Natakamani) + earlier Amun temple 200 BCE

Culture

Meroitic Kandak Amanitore

Purpose

Roman kiosk (Naqa Kiosk 10 m square with Hathor columns) with Amun temple ramp and Naga lion Apedemak shrine

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1892

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1st c. CE Naqa temples under Natakamani/Amanitore

   Initial construction / first occupation at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak

• Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Principal Templetempletemple at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — subsidiary complex16.2710° N · 33.2747° E
• Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Northern Altaraltaraltar at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — primary structure16.2704° N · 33.2751° E
• Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Southern Shrineshrineshrine at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — hydraulic feature16.2694° N · 33.2760° E