Senkamanisken
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Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.
Senkamanisken statue, with Kushite headress (Louvre Museum, reconstruction of original colors through color-pigment analysis).
Senkamanisken statue, Kerma Museum
Senkamanisken, Louvre Museum reconstruction, with pharaonic headdress.
Senkamanisken portrait in the Kerma Museum
Jebel Barkal
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Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is a mesa located 400 km north of Khartoum, next to Karima in Northern State in Sudan, and near the Nile River in Nubia. The Jebel is 104 meters tall, has a flat top, and
Senkamanisken
…throne after his death at Napata, Nubia's capital city. His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri. Statues of Senkamanisken have been found buried or hidden in the Jebel Barkal, presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A sphinx has also been found which was inscribed with his name. Objects bearing the name of…
Jebel Barkal is a small mesa (104 meters tall)
Statue of Pharaoh Taharqa from Jebel Barkal (3.6 meters). National Museum of Sudan.
Ruins of the Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal.
Temple of Amun at Jebel Barkal, originally built during the Egyptian New Kingdom but greatly enhanced by Piye.