Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery

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Why it mattersKey Meroitic elite non-royals pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

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Built

c. 400 BCE–350 CE

Period

Meroitic post-royal (400 BCE–400 CE) nobles

Culture

Meroitic elite non-royals

Purpose

West Field 113 small pyramids (6–9 m base) of Meroitic nobility — accompanying royals 300 m west, with baroque painting vaults

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1913

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery

2. c. 400 BCE–350 CE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery

3. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery

• Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — hydraulic feature

  16.9320° N · 33.7459° E

• Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — primary structure

  16.9340° N · 33.7443° E

• Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Begrawiya West — Meroe Western Non-Royal Pyramid Cemetery — outlier feature

  16.9331° N · 33.7469° E