Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor
Nur17 Corridor
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇸🇩 Northern, Nuri, Sudan
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About Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor
Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor in Northern, Nuri, Sudan is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 12.7 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 250 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Chronology and phasing
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 2003
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 836 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1947
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
c. 1449 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5600° N · 31.9300° E · 250 m · 4 mapped features
- Main Pyramid CorepyramidMain Pyramid Core at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor — pyramid with stratified deposits18.5602° N · 31.9280° E
- Mortuary ChapelchapelMortuary Chapel at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor — chapel with stratified deposits18.5591° N · 31.9315° E
- Causeway SegmentcausewayCauseway Segment at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor — causeway with stratified deposits18.5618° N · 31.9278° E
- Subsidiary ShaftshaftSubsidiary Shaft at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 17 Ancillary Descending Corridor — shaft with stratified deposits18.5622° N · 31.9290° E