El-Kurru necropolis

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:cemetery
gptkbp:contains gptkb:cemetery
pyramids
burials of Naparaye
burials of Piye
burials of Qalhata
burials of Shabaka
burials of Shebitku
burials of Tabiry
burials of Tantamani
burials of other royal family members
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:George_Reisner
1918
gptkbp:features wall paintings
rock-cut tombs
pyramid tombs
decorated burial chambers
gptkbp:heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label El-Kurru necropolis
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Jebel_Barkal
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Napatan_region
gptkbp:period 9th century BC
7th century BC
gptkbp:significance early royal cemetery of Kush
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2003
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:25th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
Kushite kings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pyramid_Ku._16,_El-Kurru,_Nubia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6