El Kurru

Village of El Kurru, site of another ancient Royal Cemetery 18km SW of Karima	Many of the graves at El Kurru are of the tumulus (burial mound) type	Weathered pyramid at El Kurru	Entrance to a tomb lined with stone, El Kurru
Tomb entrance in front of the largest pyramid at El Kurru (K.1)	Descending leads to a small, irregular opening	Inside, is a second, smaller opening	...the there is little inside other than trash and the stench of urine
The poorly preserved remains largest pyramid at El Kurru	Another tomb entrance at El Kurru	Again, there is little inside the burial chamber other than trash	Empty burial chamber, El Kurru
El Kuru was active from the 9th to the 3th Centuries BC	Protective structure over the entrance to the Tomb of Qalhata (Ku.5), one of two tombs that can be visited at El Kurru	Descending into the Tomb of Qalhata (K.5)	Tomb of Qalhata with its well-preserved tomb paintings, El Kuru
Qalhata was the mother of Tanwetamani, pharaoh of the XXV (Nubian) Dynasty	Tomb of Qalhata , the god Amseti, one of the four Sons of Horus	Queen Qalhata flanked by two gods, Amseti and Qebehsenuef, sons of Horus	Queen Qalhata being led by two gods, Hapy and Duamutef, sons of Horus
Queen Qalhata depicted as Osiris on the south wall of her burial chamber	God with a was-staff surmounted with an ankh, the symbol of life - Osirian rebirth, Tomb of Qalhata	Gods of the Egyptian pantheon, Tomb of Qalhata, El Kurru	Gods of the Egyptian pantheon facing the mummy of Queen Qalhata
Osirsisnet.net refers to these as "cohorts of geniuses"	Climbing up from the underworld	Descending into the Tomb of Tanwetamani (Ku.16), El Kuru	Tanwetamani (Tanutamen), pharaoh of the XXV Dynasty and King of Kush, died ca 653 BC
Tomb of Tanwetamani - Amseti, one of the four sons of Horus	Tomb of Tanwetamani - Duamutef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru	Tanwetamani was the successor to King Taharqa, his uncle	Tomb of Tanwetamani - Nephtys, El Kurru
Hieroglyphic text, Tomb of Qalhata	Hieroglyphics, Tomb of Tanwetamani, El Kurru	Tomb of Tanwetamani, Qebehsenuef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru	Tomb of Tanwetamani - Duamutef (one of the four sons of Horus), El Kurru
Burial Chamber of the Tomb of Tanwetamani with its "starry sky", El Kurru	The paintings of the lower portion of the tomb have been destroyed, probably by water	Islamic cemetery, El Kurru	Islamic cemetery, El Kurru
East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Man mounted on a camel leading 3 others along the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Sudanese man riding a camel between El Kurru and Karima	Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima
Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Interesting formation along the road SW of Karima	Ruins of a watch tower between El Kurru and the Merowe Bridge
Ruins of a watch tower between El Kurru and the Merowe Bridge	Fertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Ancient minaret near the Merowe Bridge	Ancient minaret (Dahaseer)
Ancient Minaret along the NileFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Decaying mudbrick watchtowerFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	Palm trees along the NileFertile strip along the East Bank of the Nile between El Kurru and Karima	The east bank road between El Kurru and Karima
Stout circular watchtower between El Kurru and Karima on the East Bank of the Nile