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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkb:monument
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Meroitic_script
gptkb:Kushite_queens
Meroitic language
Kushite kings
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gptkbp:banking
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gptkb:Nile_River
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
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gptkbp:builtYear
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circa 8th century BCE to 4th century CE
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gptkbp:contains
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gptkb:West_Cemetery
gptkb:North_Cemetery
gptkb:South_Cemetery
decorated chapels
royal cemeteries
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gptkbp:containsGravesOf
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Kushite royalty
Meroitic period rulers
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gptkbp:coordinates
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16.9361° N, 33.7486° E
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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gptkb:Kushite_civilization
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gptkbp:decoratedWith
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hieroglyphs
reliefs
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gptkbp:destroyedBy
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gptkb:Giuseppe_Ferlini
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gptkbp:distinctFrom
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gptkb:Egyptian_pyramids
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gptkbp:elevation
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6 to 30 meters
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:Giuseppe_Ferlini
19th century
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gptkbp:function
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funerary art
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gptkbp:hasInscription
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gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_List
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gptkbp:hasTemple
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over 200
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gptkbp:heritageDesignation
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gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meroë Pyramids
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Egyptian_pyramids
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Nubia
gptkb:Meroë
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Sudan
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gptkbp:material
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gptkb:stone
mudbrick
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Shendi
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gptkbp:notableFinds
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treasure of Amanishakheto
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gptkbp:notableFor
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steep angles
distinctive Nubian architecture
smaller base than Egyptian pyramids
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:cemetery
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gptkbp:partOf
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Island of Meroë
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Northern_State,_Sudan
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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yes
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2011
yes
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gptkbp:usedFor
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royal burials
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:King_of_Meroë
gptkb:Μερόη
gptkb:Island_of_Meroë_Archaeological_Sites
gptkb:Meroë,_Sudan
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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