Meroë
Meroë (Meroitic: Medewi or Bedewi) is the name of an ancient city. What remains of the city is on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan. It lies about 200 km north-east of Khartoum. There are a few villages nearby. They are called Bagrawiyah.
Meroë was the capital of the Kingdom of Kush for several centuries. The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name to the "Island of Meroë", which was the modern region of Butana, a region bounded by the Nile (from the Atbarah River to Khartoum), the Atbarah, Ethiopia, and the Blue Nile. The city of Meroë was on the edge of Butana and there were two other Meroitic cities in Butana, Musawwarat es-Sufra and Naqa.
The site of the city of Meroë is marked by over two hundred pyramids in three groups. Of many of these pyramids, there are only ruins left.
In June 2011, the archaeological site of Meroë was listed by UNESCO as World Heritage Sites.[1]
Meroë Media
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Near East in 200 BC, showing the Kingdom of Meroë and its neighbours.
Relief of Kandake Amanitore, circa 50 AD
- Lamp met handvat in de vorm van een paard uit de piramide van Koningin Amanikhatashan te Meroë. MFA, Boston.jpg
Lamp with handle in the shape of a horse, from the pyramid of Queen Amanikhatashan in Meroë (c. 62 – c. 85 AD). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Necklace from Meroë. 50-320 AD. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. ©Hans Ollermann.jpg
Necklace from Meroë. 50–320 AD. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Stamp or thumb ring in the form of three cartouches (enclosing dot pattern). Each topped with two plumes and sun disc. Faience. From Meroë. Meroitic period. Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Plan of the North pyramid field at Meroë.
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A modern satellite view of the region of Meroë (October 2020)
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References
- ↑ "Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Retrieved 8 October 2022.
