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 |