Meroe

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned c. 350 CE
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Candaces_of_Kush
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
gptkbp:connectedTo Red Sea trade routes
gptkbp:currency gold and iron objects
gptkbp:destroyedBy King Ezana of Aksum
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:John_Garstang
gptkb:George_Reisner
gptkbp:flourishedDuring c. 800 BCE – c. 350 CE
gptkbp:hasGranaries yes
gptkbp:hasInscription yes
gptkbp:hasJewelry yes
gptkbp:hasMarketplaces yes
gptkbp:hasObelisks yes
gptkbp:hasPalaces yes
gptkbp:hasPottery yes
gptkbp:hasPyramids yes
gptkbp:hasResidentialArea yes
gptkbp:hasRoyalBaths yes
gptkbp:hasRoyalBurials yes
gptkbp:hasStatue yes
gptkbp:hasStele yes
gptkbp:hasSunTemples yes
gptkbp:hasTemple yes
gptkbp:hasWall yes
gptkbp:hasWaterReservoirs yes
gptkbp:hasWorkshops yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meroe
gptkbp:industry yes
gptkbp:inscribedAsUNESCOSite 2011
gptkbp:knownFor pyramids
iron production
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Meroitic
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Nubia
present-day Sudan
gptkbp:locatedNear gptkb:Nile_River
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Royal_Cemetery
gptkb:Temple_of_Amun
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Napata
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
local Nubian beliefs
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:gold
iron
ivory
ostrich feathers
ebony
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite yes
gptkbp:writingSystem gptkb:Meroitic_script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Little_Nicobar
gptkb:Little_Nicobar_Island
gptkb:Queen_Amanirenas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8