El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel
KuTum1 Chapel
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇸🇩 Northern, El-Kurru, Sudan
About
About El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel
El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel in Northern, El-Kurru, Sudan is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and magnetometry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 26.4 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition ruins. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 260 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function and labor organization
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Territorial marker
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. 891 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1886
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
18.4100° N · 31.7700° E · 260 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel — pyramid with stratified deposits
18.4097° N · 31.7682° EMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel — chapel with stratified deposits
18.4111° N · 31.7687° ECauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at El-Kurru — Ku. Tum.1 Ancillary Offering Chapel — causeway with stratified deposits
18.4081° N · 31.7695° E