Meroë

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Meroë
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned 4th century CE
gptkbp:addedToUNESCOList 2011
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite gptkb:Royal_City
gptkb:North_Cemetery
gptkb:South_Cemetery
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Candaces_of_Kush
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
iron production
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:John_Garstang
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 8th century BCE to 4th century CE
gptkbp:hasNearbyDesert gptkb:Butana
gptkbp:hasNearbyRegion gptkb:Gezira
gptkbp:hasNecropolis gptkb:Meroë_pyramids
gptkbp:hasRuins palaces
pyramids
temples
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meroë
gptkbp:knownFor pyramids
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Meroitic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:locatedOn east bank of the Nile
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Nile
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Kushite_civilization
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Rome
gptkb:sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Archaeological_Sites_of_the_Island_of_Meroe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4