![Nubian village on the East Bank of the Nile north of Kerma](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776164.ClaXb7qq.SudanDec091371.jpg) Nubian village on the East Bank of the Nile north of Kerma |
![Sudanese women carrying trays of food, Kerma](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776169.2Ni2lCCw.SudanDec091374.jpg) Sudanese women carrying trays of food, Kerma |
![Ruin on the East Bank between Kerma and Tombos (N19 41.38/E030 24.04)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776166.5FCoNNJ1.SudanDec091372.jpg) Ruin on the East Bank between Kerma and Tombos (N19 41.38/E030 24.04) |
![The ruin has two interesting arches supporting it](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776171.g46IZRv7.SudanDec091377.jpg) The ruin has two interesting arches supporting it |
![Dusty track leading north along the East Bank of the Nile](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776173.4B8whdFg.SudanDec091379.jpg) Dusty track leading north along the East Bank of the Nile |
![Yellow minaret, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776175.1QiQDP20.SudanDec091381.jpg) Yellow minaret, Tombos |
![Pink house, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776177.fJ76KDkq.SudanDec091382.jpg) Pink house, Tombos |
![Tombos, 12 km north of the Defuffa of ancient Kerma](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776179.hvs6HJwn.SudanDec091384.jpg) Tombos, 12 km north of the Defuffa of ancient Kerma |
![Tombos was the site of an ancient stone quarry (granite)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776181.WKOvnKzu.SudanDec091386.jpg) Tombos was the site of an ancient stone quarry (granite) |
![Colossal statue of a New Kingdom pharaoh at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776183.njyJrdPY.SudanDec091387.jpg) Colossal statue of a New Kingdom pharaoh at Tombos |
![The Tombos pharaoh appears to have lost his head](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776185.Ovht5WSf.SudanDec091389.jpg) The Tombos pharaoh appears to have lost his head |
![Detail of the base of the statue at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776197.uT0g5RVn.SudanDec091396.jpg) Detail of the base of the statue at Tombos |
![The majority of the statue's head is missing](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776200.O5bUMYIa.SudanDec091397.jpg) The majority of the statue's head is missing |
![It's amazing that something like that has survived just sitting here for 3000 years without being carted away](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776205.LNb28HVU.SudanDec091398.jpg) It's amazing that something like that has survived just sitting here for 3000 years without being carted away |
![Ancient stone quarry at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776191.LILibmxv.SudanDec091392.jpg) Ancient stone quarry at Tombos |
![Ancient stone quarry at Tombos, abandoned work](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776187.ECf6Hu9J.SudanDec091390.jpg) Ancient stone quarry at Tombos, abandoned work |
![Ancient stone quarry at Tombos used by the Egyptians of the New Kingdom](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776189.8ExM8S5H.SudanDec091391.jpg) Ancient stone quarry at Tombos used by the Egyptians of the New Kingdom |
![Local kids at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776193.q38SQZef.SudanDec091394.jpg) Local kids at Tombos |
![Jabal Alarambi to the northeast of Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776195.Jsplm3Tf.SudanDec091395.jpg) Jabal Alarambi to the northeast of Tombos |
![Small building among the stones and palms, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776208.h4ldTIUV.SudanDec091399.jpg) Small building among the stones and palms, Tombos |
![Irrigation canal, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776210.NTNZIk2M.SudanDec091400.jpg) Irrigation canal, Tombos |
![Another section of the ancient quarry at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776212.N89CV0v5.SudanDec091401.jpg) Another section of the ancient quarry at Tombos |
![Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics (New Kingdom), Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776214.4iLfYxz5.SudanDec091402.jpg) Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics (New Kingdom), Tombos |
![The inscriptions at Tombos commemorate the conquest of Kerma by Thutmosis I (reigned 1506-1493 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776216.lzB28oMx.SudanDec091403.jpg) The inscriptions at Tombos commemorate the conquest of Kerma by Thutmosis I (reigned 1506-1493 BC |
![Stone at Tombos inscribed with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776218.vVNnMzNt.SudanDec091405.jpg) Stone at Tombos inscribed with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics |
![The goddess Nekhbet, guardian of Upper Egypt, in form of a vulture](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776220.nqP8zCpg.SudanDec091406.jpg) The goddess Nekhbet, guardian of Upper Egypt, in form of a vulture |
![Egyptian hieroglyphics, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776222.BPNqY6jk.SudanDec091407.jpg) Egyptian hieroglyphics, Tombos |
![Thutmosis built a fortress at Tombos around 1507 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776224.QweXinGO.SudanDec091408.jpg) Thutmosis built a fortress at Tombos around 1507 BC |
![Tombos inscription of Merimose Excerpt](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776227.EuPjWeen.SudanDec091409.jpg) Tombos inscription of Merimose Excerpt |
![Ancient granite quarry, Tombus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776230.w2RDxDDu.SudanDec091410.jpg) Ancient granite quarry, Tombus |
![Large ancient carving of Horus wearing the crown of Upper Egypt](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776234.JF1pR5wz.SudanDec091411.jpg) Large ancient carving of Horus wearing the crown of Upper Egypt |
![Large ancient carving of Horus wearing the crown of Upper Egypt](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776237.halUdLK5.SudanDec091412.jpg) Large ancient carving of Horus wearing the crown of Upper Egypt |
![Ancient granite quarry, Tombus](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776240.AHdxG1Xt.SudanDec091413.jpg) Ancient granite quarry, Tombus |
![The Nile at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776243.Gks4YcPf.SudanDec091414.jpg) The Nile at Tombos |
![Tombos on the East Bank of the Nile, Nubia](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776247.XHihwjIt.SudanDec091416.jpg) Tombos on the East Bank of the Nile, Nubia |
![The Third Cataract of the Nile, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776249.2PrQNH95.SudanDec091417.jpg) The Third Cataract of the Nile, Tombos |
![The Third Cataract of the Nile, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776253.GCxqyGps.SudanDec091419.jpg) The Third Cataract of the Nile, Tombos |
![The Nile at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776251.S5mnVSrW.SudanDec091418.jpg) The Nile at Tombos |
![The Nile at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776256.Av9Lh1Fz.SudanDec091420.jpg) The Nile at Tombos |
![The local guide at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776258.XNLmMyJL.104784674.JPEG) The local guide at Tombos |
![Another set of hieroglyphics carved in granite, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776245.0xjwjJvc.SudanDec091415.jpg) Another set of hieroglyphics carved in granite, Tombos |
![Hieroglyphics at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776263.kyHOC8fp.SudanDec091425.jpg) Hieroglyphics at Tombos |
![Hieroglyphics at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776260.9PgYGTtj.SudanDec091423.jpg) Hieroglyphics at Tombos |
![Hieroglyphics at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776261.nJzksi8a.SudanDec091424.jpg) Hieroglyphics at Tombos |
![Tombos - site of an ancient granite quarry and Egyptian fortress at the Third Cataract](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776268.aGv92355.SudanDec091426.jpg) Tombos - site of an ancient granite quarry and Egyptian fortress at the Third Cataract |
![Trygve and Karen with the local guide, Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776270.ZrdneYK7.SudanDec091427.jpg) Trygve and Karen with the local guide, Tombos |
![More hieroglyphics at Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776274.98CijtvU.SudanDec091428.jpg) More hieroglyphics at Tombos |
![Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776277.6wKjKNRb.SudanDec091429.jpg) Tombos |
![Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776281.UlL95PvU.SudanDec091430.jpg) Tombos |
![Scenic Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776283.7Vk0v5BY.SudanDec091431.jpg) Scenic Tombos |
![Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776287.HrP7ZHnk.SudanDec091432.jpg) Tombos |
![Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776291.sfZPYgla.SudanDec091433.jpg) Tombos |
![Tombos](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776294.gLpZcYsY.SudanDec091434.jpg) Tombos |
![Interesting cloud pattern over northern Sudan](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/120776298.7Fw8OXgs.SudanDec091436.jpg) Interesting cloud pattern over northern Sudan |