Sesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City
New Kingdom (1390–1070 BCE)·Egyptian New Kingdom·🇸🇩 Northern State, Sudan
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About Sesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City
Sesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City in Northern State, Sudan is a New Kingdom (1390–1070 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Egyptian New Kingdom. Fortified Egyptian colonial city 200 × 200 m with tripartite walls and Amen temple. Fairman: Sesebi Akhenaten city with Aten cartouches and later Ramesside modifications, Nile west bank.
Why it mattersKey Egyptian New Kingdom 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. 1360 BCE under Akhenaten
- Period
- New Kingdom (1390–1070 BCE)
- Culture
- Egyptian New Kingdom
- Purpose
- Fortified Egyptian colonial city 200 × 200 m with tripartite walls and Amen temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1360 BCE under Akhenaten
Initial construction
c. 1900 CE
Reisner/Kirkman survey
On the ground
Structures & features
20.1100° N · 30.5400° E · 200 m · 3 mapped features
Sesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City — Great Mosque
mosqueFriday mosque with mihrab and pillar tomb
20.1102° N · 30.5401° ESesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City — Stone House Cluster
houseCoral rag house compound
20.1098° N · 30.5402° ESesebi — Akhenaten's Nubian City — Town Enclosure
enclosureOuter enclosure or creek defence
20.1104° N · 30.5398° E