El-Kurru
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El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian Pyramids. It is located bet
Pyramid K.1 at El-Kurru
Exterior of one of the ancient Nubian tombs
Burial Chamber of the tomb of Tanutamani
Burial Chamber of the tomb of Tanutamani
Shabaka
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Neferkare Shabaka, or Shabako was the third Kushite pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who reigned from 705 to 690 BC. The Greek sources call him Sabakōn or, more likely, given current unde
Sphinx head of Shabaka, on display at the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Portrait of Shabaqa
Donation stela of Shabaka. Shabaka appears standing to the right, with the cartouche designating him.
Shabaka