Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak
Meroitic (1st c. CE Amanitore/Natakamani) + earlier Amun temple 200 BCE·Meroitic Kandak Amanitore·🇸🇩 River Nile State, Butana, Naqa (Naga), south of Shendi, Naga Wadi, near Meroe road, Sudan
About
About Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak
Naqa excavated by Cailliaud 1822 and Wildung 1995–, Roman kiosk Hathor and Amanitore smiting relief.
Why it mattersKey Meroitic Kandak Amanitore temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function of enclosure
- 02Collapse cause
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 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
c. 1st c. CE Naqa temples under Natakamani/Amanitore
Initial construction / first occupation at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak
On the ground
Structures & features
16.2710° N · 33.2760° E · 385 m · 3 mapped features
Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Principal Temple
templetemple at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — subsidiary complex
16.2710° N · 33.2747° ENaqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Northern Altar
altaraltar at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — primary structure
16.2704° N · 33.2751° ENaqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — Southern Shrine
shrineshrine at Naqa — Amun Temple and Roman Kiosk with Lion of Apedemak — hydraulic feature
16.2694° N · 33.2760° E