Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë)
Beg S10 Chapel
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇸🇩 River Nile, Begrawiya South, Sudan
About
About Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë)
Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë) in River Nile, Begrawiya South, Sudan is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and LiDAR document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 25.7 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition buried. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 350 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Ritual landscape model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1976
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 813 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1957
Modern rediscovery and excavation
c. 1536 CE
Abandonment
On the ground
Structures & features
16.9300° N · 33.7400° E · 350 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë) — pyramid with stratified deposits
16.9302° N · 33.7378° EMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë) — chapel with stratified deposits
16.9307° N · 33.7393° ECauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Begrawiya South — Beg. S10 Ancillary Chapel (Meroë) — causeway with stratified deposits
16.9292° N · 33.7389° E