Wad ban Naqa

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wad ban Naqa (also Wad Ban Naga or Wad Naga) is the name of an ancient town of the Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë in present-day Sudan. The village lies on the eastern bank of the Nile, about 80 kilometers upstream of Meroë and about 40 km southwest of Shendi. It is not to be confused with the ruins of Naqa which are also located south-west of the ancient site in the region.The place is so far little explored, and the ruins of a temple of Isis have now been destroyed. It was probably built by Natakamani.The grave of Queen Amanishakheto in a pyramid was located in Wad ban Naqa but was demolished entirely by the Italian treasure hunter Giuseppe Ferlini in 1832. He found a rich array of artifacts from shields and seal rings, to armlets and necklaces. The artifacts illustrated Egyptian, Meroitic, and isolated Hellenistic influences although were evaluated as being of a lower quality than Hellenistic goldsmiths would produce.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786130566234
• ISBN-10: 6130566239
• Artikelnr.: 29750194