Nubian Pyramids - Cemeteries

Cemeteries

• The royal cemetery at el-Kurru. Buried here were Kashta, Piye, Tantamani, Shabaka and several queens are buried in pyramids at El-Kurru.
• The Pyramids of Meroe (Begarawiyah). Dating to the Meroitic period. Pyramids date to 720 - 300 BC (South Cemetery) and ca 300 BC to about 350 AD (North Cemetery)
• The royal cemetery at Nuri. King Taharqa and other royals from the kingdom of Napata are buried at Nuri.
• Pyramids of Gebel Barkal