 Village of El Kurru, site of another ancient Royal Cemetery 18km SW of Karima |
 Many of the graves at El Kurru are of the tumulus (burial mound) type |
 Weathered pyramid at El Kurru |
 Entrance to a tomb lined with stone, El Kurru |
 Tomb entrance in front of the largest pyramid at El Kurru (K.1) |
 Descending leads to a small, irregular opening |
 Inside, is a second, smaller opening |
 ...the there is little inside other than trash and the stench of urine |
 The poorly preserved remains largest pyramid at El Kurru |
 Another tomb entrance at El Kurru |
 Again, there is little inside the burial chamber other than trash |
 Empty burial chamber, El Kurru |
 El Kuru was active from the 9th to the 3th Centuries BC |
 Protective structure over the entrance to the Tomb of Qalhata (Ku.5), one of two tombs that can be visited at El Kurru |
 Descending into the Tomb of Qalhata (K.5) |
 Tomb of Qalhata with its well-preserved tomb paintings, El Kuru |
 Qalhata was the mother of Tanwetamani, pharaoh of the XXV (Nubian) Dynasty |
 Tomb of Qalhata , the god Amseti, one of the four Sons of Horus |
 Queen Qalhata flanked by two gods, Amseti and Qebehsenuef, sons of Horus |
 Queen Qalhata being led by two gods, Hapy and Duamutef, sons of Horus |
 Queen Qalhata depicted as Osiris on the south wall of her burial chamber |
 God with a was-staff surmounted with an ankh, the symbol of life - Osirian rebirth, Tomb of Qalhata |
 Gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Tomb of Qalhata, El Kurru |
 Gods of the Egyptian pantheon facing the mummy of Queen Qalhata |
 Osirsisnet.net refers to these as "cohorts of geniuses" |
 Climbing up from the underworld |
 Descending into the Tomb of Tanwetamani (Ku.16), El Kuru |
 Tanwetamani (Tanutamen), pharaoh of the XXV Dynasty and King of Kush, died ca 653 BC |
 Tomb of Tanwetamani - Amseti, one of the four sons of Horus |
 Tomb of Tanwetamani - Duamutef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru |
 Tanwetamani was the successor to King Taharqa, his uncle |
 Tomb of Tanwetamani - Nephtys, El Kurru |
 Hieroglyphic text, Tomb of Qalhata |
 Hieroglyphics, Tomb of Tanwetamani, El Kurru |
 Tomb of Tanwetamani, Qebehsenuef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru |
 Tomb of Tanwetamani - Duamutef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru |
 Burial Chamber of the Tomb of Tanwetamani with its "starry sky", El Kurru |
 The paintings of the lower portion of the tomb have been destroyed, probably by water |
 Islamic cemetery, El Kurru |
 Islamic cemetery, El Kurru |
 East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Man mounted on a camel leading 3 others along the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Sudanese man riding a camel between El Kurru and Karima |
 Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Interesting formation along the road SW of Karima |
 Ruins of a watch tower between El Kurru and the Merowe Bridge |
 Ruins of a watch tower between El Kurru and the Merowe Bridge |
 Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Ancient minaret near the Merowe Bridge |
 Ancient minaret (Dahaseer) |
 Ancient Minaret along the NileFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Decaying mudbrick watchtowerFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 Palm trees along the NileFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima |
 The east bank road between El Kurru and Karima |
 Stout circular watchtower between El Kurru and Karima on the East Bank of the Nile |