Siaspiqa was a ruler of the Kushite kingdom of Meroƫ reigning for close to twenty years in the first half of the 5th century BC. Very little is known of Siaspiqa's activities beyond the construction o
Granite stela of Siaspiqa originally from his pyramid at Nuri, now on display in the National Museum of Sudan
Pyramid Nuri 4 of Siaspiqa.
Nuri is an ancient Nubian necropolis in northern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract, dating back to Napata period. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from
Pyramids of Nubian kings Aspelta (foreground), Aramatle-qo and Amaninatakilebte at Nuri.
Pyramids of Nuri in 1821 (plan). The largest one (Nb. 1) belongs to Taharqa, the others are numbered from West to East.
The ruins of the pyramid of Taharqa, the earliest and largest of the Nuri pyramids, circa 670 BCE.