Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata)
Nur20 Chapel
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇸🇩 Northern, Nuri, Napata, Sudan
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About Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata)
Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata) in Northern, Nuri, Napata, Sudan is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal necropolis and workshop area. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 33.3 ha. Excavation 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 250 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Elite residence hypothesis
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
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1193 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1885
Antiquarian record, modern excavation from 1960s
On the ground
Structures & features
18.5600° N · 31.9200° E · 250 m · 4 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata) — pyramid with stratified deposits
18.5618° N · 31.9219° EMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata) — chapel with stratified deposits
18.5605° N · 31.9180° ECauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata) — causeway with stratified deposits
18.5577° N · 31.9222° ESubsidiary Shaft
shaftSubsidiary Shaft at Nuri — Pyramid Nur 20 Ancillary Chapel (Napata) — shaft with stratified deposits
18.5615° N · 31.9223° E