SUDAN TOUR Travel

24/05/2016

Naqa
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Naqa


Shown within Sudan
Alternate name Naga'a
Region Nubia
Coordinates 16°16′10″N 33°16′30″ECoordinates: 16°16′10″N 33°16′30″E

Type Settlement
History

Periods Kingdom of Kush
Site notes
Condition In ruins

The Roman Kiosk and the Temple of Apedemak, Naqa
Naqa or Naga'a (Arabic: النقعة an-Naqʿa) is a ruined ancient city of the Kush*tic Kingdom of Meroë in modern-day Sudan. The ancient city lies about 170 km north-east of Khartoum and about 50 km east of the Nile River located at approximately MGRS 36QWC290629877.[1] Here smaller wadis meet the Wadi Awateib coming from the center of the Butana plateau region[1] and further north at Wad ban Naqa from where it joins the Nile. Naqa was only a camel or donkey's journey from the Nile, and could serve as a trading station on the way to the east so had strategic importance.
Naqa is one of the largest ruined sites in the country and indicates an important ancient city once stood in the location. It was one of the centers of the Kingdom of Meroë, which served as a bridge between the Mediterranean world and Africa.
The site has two notable temples, one devoted to Amun and the other to Apedemak which also has a Roman kiosk nearby

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16/05/2016

The Tomb of Tanwetamani
There is an inner and outer chamber, both decorated with scenes and hieroglyphics describing the life of the King. All the usual symbols from the Egyptian religion are there- the sun, the scarab, the solar barque, gods and goddesses as well as the king himself in different costumes. The paintings are not as colorful as those found in Egypt, depending rather on the colors available- red ochre, yellow ochre and black.
Certain colors did not withstand the passage of time, which is why parts which should be black or blue have today disappeared. This is especially noticeable with wigs, which originally were deep blue in color, but today white. The black of the eyes is also badly preserved.
There are welcoming scenes in the antechamber, and funerary scenes in the burial chamber.
The complexion of the silhouettes obeys the strict classic Egyptian pattern with the skin of the men being dark red, and that of the women yellow.