Sedeinga — Pyramid Field
Meroitic to post-Meroitic (300 BCE–500 CE)·Kushite Meroitic·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About Sedeinga — Pyramid Field
Sedeinga — Pyramid Field in Northern State, Sudan is a Meroitic to post-Meroitic (300 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Kushite Meroitic. Meroitic pyramid field 35 pyramids 10 × 10 m on hill north of Soleb. Francigny: Sedeinga necropolis with pyramids with Meroitic inscriptions and chapel reliefs.
Why it mattersKey Kushite Meroitic 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. 300 BCE–350 CE
- Period
- Meroitic to post-Meroitic (300 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Kushite Meroitic
- Purpose
- Meroitic pyramid field 35 pyramids 10 × 10 m on hill north of Soleb
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 300 BCE–350 CE
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.3800° N · 30.9600° E · 210 m · 3 mapped features
Sedeinga — Pyramid Field — Pyramid Superstructure
pyramidStepped pyramid with chapel
20.3801° N · 30.9601° ESedeinga — Pyramid Field — Chapel and Pylon
chapelOffering chapel east face
20.3798° N · 30.9601° ESedeinga — Pyramid Field — Subsidiary Tomb Shaft
shaftTomb shaft or burial pit
20.3803° N · 30.9598° E