The road that passes to the north of Jebel Barkal |
Jebel Barkal seen from the northwest |
Jebel Barkal with its distinctive pillar |
The southern half of the western side of Jebel Barkal |
جبل بركل |
Jebel Barkal rises just to the west of Karima |
Climbing Jebel Barkal is easiest from the north |
Northwestern side of Jebel Barkal with the southern pyramid group in the distance |
My shadow looking towards the town of Karima |
The northern flank of Jebel Barkal looking west |
View directly to the north from Jebel Barkal |
Panoramic view from the summit of Jebel Barkal northeast to northwest |
View northwest from Jebel Barkal during the climb up the northern slope |
Southern pyramid group of the Royal Cemetery to the west of Jebel Barkal |
Northern pyramid group of the Royal Cemetery northwest of Jebel Barkal |
Northern pyramid group of the Royal Cemetery northwest of Jebel Barkal |
Northern pyramid group of the Royal Cemetery northwest of Jebel Barkal |
The northwestern face of Jebel Barkal |
The Nile and part of the village of Karima from Jebel Barkal |
The shadow of Jebel Barkal in the late afternoon |
The impressive Italian-run Nubian Rest House at Karima |
Detail of the Nubian Rest House shot from Jebel Barkal |
The town of Karima from Jebel Barkal |
View east of the town of Karima from Jebel Barkal |
The ancient name for the town here was Napata |
Sudanese man sitting on top of a pillar, Jebel Barkal |
Bird soaring above Jebel Barkal |
View of part of Karima from Jebel Barkal |
The Nile in front of Jebel Barkal with the pyrmids of Nuri around 5 miles away |
The town of Karima from Jebel Barkal |
A mosque in Karima |
Jebel Barkal seen from the opposite bank of the Nile |
View from the cliffs of the southern face of Jebel Barkal |
Ancient Egyptian temple remains litter the base of the southern cliff of Jebel Barkal |
The two pillars of Hathor at the Temple of Mut, XXV Dynasty |
The extensive Great Temple of Amun first built by Thotmosis III, 15th C. BC |
Ruins of the Great Temple of Amun seen from Jebel Barkal |
The Great Temple of Amun was the southern twin of the Great Temple at Karnak |
The Great Temple of Amun was expanded during the XXV Dynasty by the Nubian king Piye |
On top of the southern cliff of Jebel Barkal |
Outline of ancient Egyptian remains to the south of Jebel Barkal |
View of the Nile and Karima from Jebel Barkal with Nuri off in the distance |
Late afternoon from Jebel Barkal |
Descending the western face of Jebel Barkal via the sand dune |
Jebel Barkal, late afternoon |
Southern half of the western face of Jebel Barkal near sunset |
Jebel Barkal from the northwest as dawn breaks |
Jebel Barkal from the northwest as dawn breaks |
Sunrise at Jebel Barkal seen from the northern pyramid group |
Sunrise at Jebel Barkal seen from the northern pyramid group |
Jebal Barkal from the road to the north |
Jebel Barkal from the west bank of the Nile at the new Merowe Bridge |
A mosque on the West Bank of the Nile with Jebel Barkal |
Van with picture of Omar Al-Bashir, President of Sudan |
The dirt track leading to Jebel Barkal from the west |
Jebel Barkal seen from the south |
Jebel Barkal seen from the south |
Jebel Barkal seen from the south |
Jebel Barkal seen from the south |
Beneath the pinnacle in the southwest corner of Jebel Barkal |
The Temple of Mut and the freestanding pinnacle, Jebel Barkal |
The Temple of Mut |
A pair of columns at the Temple of Mut depicting the goddess Hathor |
Hathor columns with the pinnacle of Jebel Barkal |
Hathor column, Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Hathor, the Egyptian cow-goddess |
A column that has lost its top |
Rock-cut Temple of Mut commissioned by Taharqa (XXV Dynasty) in the 7th C. BC |
Doorway retaining some original fragments of paint, Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Can you believe it...the key is not in Khartoum |
Carvings in the Temple of Mut |
Carvings of Egyptian gods in the Temple of Mut - Amun on the left, Mut in the center, Hathor on the right |
Side chamber in the Temple of Mut |
Main sanctuary, Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Carving of the god Horus, Temple of Mut |
The Egyptian gods Mut, Hathor, Min, Horus |
Well-preserved carvings in the Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Main sanctuary with wall damage in the northwest corner |
Main sanctuary of the Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Relief carving with traces of color |
Partially collapsed front chamber, Temple of Mut |
Mut, the mother-goddess |
Wall in the temple of Mut with a section repaired with stone blocks |
Temple of Mut - front chamber |
The goddess Sekhmet holding the god Amun |
Carving in the Temple of Mut retaining ancient paint |
Doorway leading to the inner sanctuary, Temple of Mut |
Column, Temple of Mut |
Modern stone wall and doorway protecting the rock-cut portion of the Temple of Mut |
The two remaining Hathor columns, Temple of Mut |
Niche with weathered hieroglyphics beneath the pinnacle of Jebel Barkal |
Pinnacle of Jebel Barkal |
Hathor columns, Temple of Mut, Jebel Barkal |
Hathor columns, Temple of Mut |
Hathor column with Jebel Barkal's southern cliffs |
Pinnacle of Jebel Barkal, a significant feature of the Holy Mountain |
Columns of the Great Temple of Amun |
Great Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal |
A column of the Great Temple of Amun with the southern cliffs of Jebel Barkal |
Ruins of the Great Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal |
Altar stone fragment, Great Temple of Amun |
Hieroglyphics carved in granite, Great Temple of Amun |
Cartouche, Great Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal |
Broken altar, Great Temple of Amun |
Ruins at the base of Jebel Barkal |
Panoramic view of the southern face of Jebel Barkal with the ruins of the Great Temple of Amun |
Hieroglyphic fragment, Jebel Barkal |
Ruins right up against the southern cliffs |
Stone fragments with hieroglyphics, Jebel Barkal |
Great Temple of Amun, Jebel Barkal |
Ruins of the Great Temple of Amun |
Ruins of the Great Temple of Amun |
The southern face of Jebel Barkal |
Remains of a pylon, Great Temple of Amun |
Jebel Barkal, Karima, Sudan |
Ram statue in front of the Great Temple of Amun |
Ram statue in front of the Great Temple of Amun |
Ram statue in front of the Great Temple of Amun |
Riding a horse cart around Jebel Barkal |
Nubian family we hitched a ride with - one of the few horses we saw in a land of donkey carts |
The Nubian family we hitched a ride with |
Trygve and Karen riding back to the museum, Jebel Barkal |
Jebel Barkal from the southeast |
Ram statues, Jebel Barkal |
Jebel Barkal |
Thanks for the lift! |