Jebel Barkal

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!