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Masalaye
Masalaye was a Nubian royal lady known only from her burial at Nuri (Nu. 23). Her burial consisted of a pyramid (about 10 m in square), a chapel in front of the pyramid and of tow burial chambers under the pyramid, that were reached via a staircase. The burial chamber was found heavily looted, but still contained at least 50 shabti figures that provide her name. Several shabtis of queen Nasala were found too, that might came into the tomb due to the general looting of the whole cemeterey. Masalaye does not bear any title. Her name is written within a cartouche indicating a royal status. It had been proposed that she was the wife of Senkamanisken. This is only a guess.Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadamː ''Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata'', in ''The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology˞'', Vol. 35 (Dec., 1949), pp. 145, pl. XVI (no. 45) References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuri
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space at El-Kurru, El-Kurru. More than 20 ancient pyramids belonging to Nubian kings and queens are still standing at Nuri, which served as a royal necropolis for the ancient city of Napata, the first capital of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush. It is probable that, at its apex, 80 or more pyramids stood at Nuri, marking the tombs of royals. The pyramids at Nuri were built over a period of more than three centuries, from circa 670 BCE for the oldest (pyramid of Taharqa), to around 310 BCE (pyramid of king Nastasen). The earliest known pyramid (Nu. 1) at Nuri belongs to king Taharqa which measures 51.75 meters square by 40 or by 50 metres high. The pyramid of Tah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
