Meroë Photo Gallery by Brian McMorrow at pbase.com

Meroë

Our first view of the famous Pyramids of Meroë seen from the main Atbara-Khartoum road	The Meroë Pyramids are also referred to as the Al Bajrawia Pyramids (Begarawiyah)	Modern ruins near the Pyramids of Meroë, perhaps a former hotel	The Pyramids of Meroë (Begarawiyah) - Northern Cemetery
Royal Cemeteries of Meroe North and South Group of Pyramids	Oh no...camel guys...let's hope they're not as annoying as Egypt	The only other tourists we spotted at Meroë	Sand dune, Meroë
The Pyramids of Meroë date to the Napata Period of the Kingdom of Kush (ca 800-280 BC)	The Pyramids of Meroë were discovered by western science in 1821	The site was heavily damaged in 1834 by an Italian treasure hunter	Archaeologists excavated Meroë in 1844 and again 1902-1905
Pyramids of Meroë rising out of the sand	The northern group consists of 44 pyramids	Beg. N5 - Pyramid of Prince Arik-kharer, son of Amanitore	The occupants of around half of the pyramids have been identified
Sandy desert around the Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N5 (left) and Beg. N4 - Pyramid of King Aman-tekha (right), Meroë	Northern group pyramids 9-13 seen from the southwest, Meroë	Looking north - Pyramids 8-13, Meroë
Pyramids 8-14 at Meroë with a gap at Pyramid 10	Beg. N8 - The Pyramid of Nahirqa(?) (Nayakhensan-mery-Isis ?)	Dune at the northern pyramid group, Meroë	Sanddune, Pyramids of Meroë
Detail of pyramid Beg. N8 - the tomb of Nahirqa(?) (Nayakhensan-mery-Isis ?)	Looking north from Pyramid 8 to Pyramids 9-13 with 14 alone at the end - Beg. N10 has been totally destroyed	Several pyramids have been reconstructed by the Sudan Antiquities Department	West face of Beg. N8 - Pyramids of Meroë
Looking north from Pyramid 9 to Pyramids 11-13 with 14 alone at the end. Beg. N10 has been destroyed	Beg. N14 - King's Pyramid (unidentified) at the northwest corner of the North Cemetery, Meroë	Beg. N12 - the Pyramid of Kandake Shanakdakhete (right) and Beg. N13, the pyramid of an unknown king	Beg. N11 - Pyramid of Queen (Nahirqa?), Meroë
It is really a shame that these magnificent pyramids, which survived in tact for over 2000 years, were damaged so badly in 1834	Beg. N12 - the Pyramid of Kandake Shanakdakhete (right) and Beg. N13, the pyramid of an unknown king	Beg. N11 (left) with a gap at the site of Beg. N10, then Beg. N9 and Beg. N8 on the right	Beg. N12 - the Pyramid of Kandake Shanakdakhete (right) and Beg. N13, the pyramid of an unknown king
Beg. N14 (left) and Beg. N13 (right), Northern Cemetery, Pyramids of Meroë	Beg. N14, Pyramid of an unidentified king	Beg. N15 is a mere mound in front of Pyramids 12-14, Meroë	The northwest corner of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë, looking southeast
The northwest corner of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë, looking southeast (tip of Beg. N20 on the left)	eg. N20 - King's Pyramid (unidentified), Meroë	eg. N20 - King's Pyramid (unidentified), Meroë	Beg. N21 - King's Pyramid (unidentified), Meroë
Restored chapel on the eastern face of pyramid Beg. N20, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N20, Meroë	Looking south across the Northern Cemetery at Meroë from Beg. N20; Beg. N19 is the restored pyramid King Tarekeniwal	View of the Southern Cemetery at Meroë with a camel-man trying to get my attention
Camels settling in for the wait	Beg. N19 - Pyramid of King Tarekeniwal (restored), 2nd C. AD	At one time, all the Merotic pyramids had similar chapels to Beg. N20	Peak of Beg. N21 behind a dune - King's Pyramid (unidentified)
Pyramid Beg. N21	Thankfully, the camel-jockeys at Meroë are not nearly as persistent as their cousins in Giza	View to the north of the Royal Cemetery, Meroë	Beg. N21 - King's Pyramid (unidentified)
Beg. N21 - King's Pyramid (unidentified), Meroë	Late afternoon sun behind the pyramids of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Beg. N22 - The Pyramid of King Natakamani, ca 20 BC	Looking across the valley to the pyramids of the Southern Cemetery, Meroë
The Pyramid of King Natakamani sits away from the main set of pyramids at Meroë	Sun behind the pyramid Beg N.21	Sand Dunes, Meroë, Sudan	Sand Dunes, Meroë, Sudan
The Southern Royal Cemetery, Meroë	Beg. N22 - The Pyramid of King Natakamani, southwest corner	Beg. N22 - The Pyramid of King Natakamani, Meroë	Late afternoon sun behind the pyramids of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë
Beg. N22 - The Pyramid of King Natakamani, Meroë	Five camels for three tourists - Meroë	Five camels waiting for us - they're wasting their time	Camels at Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N20 with the sand dunes of Meroë	Pyramids Beg. N21 and Beg. N22, Meroë	Man on a camel passing in front of the Southern Cemetery, Meroë
Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Meroë
Southern Cemetery, Meroë	The Southern Cemetery of Meroë contains fewer pyramids than the Northern Cemetery	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë
View of the northern pyramid group from the southern group, Meroë	The three tourists at Meroë	So far I have been unable to find a map with the Southern Cemetery's pyramids labeled	A crumbling pyramid in the Southern Cemetery
Patterns in the sand, Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. S7 on the left	Pyramid Beg. S7 on the left
Sand and Pyramid Beg. S7 with the Northern Cemetery in the distance	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Panoramic view of the southern hills at Meroë	Panoramic view from the sanddune at the Southern Cemetery, Meroë
Panoramic view from the sanddune at the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	View from the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Three pyramids in the Southern Cemetery	Pyramid Beg S.10, Meroë
Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Hill above the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	The Southern and Northern pyramid groups, Meroë	The Southern and Northern pyramid groups, Meroë
The Southern pyramid group in the foreground, Meroë	Pyramids of Meroë	The ridge south of Meroë	Pyramids of Meroë from the southern hill
Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramids of Meroë, late afternoon	Panoramic view of the valley beyond the southern hills at Meroë	Sunset at the Pyramids of Meroë from the southern hill
Sunset, Meroë	Sunset, Meroë	Sunset, Meroë	Mahmoud preparing dinner at our camp on the south side of the southern hill
We camped out beyond the southern hill	Mahmoud at camp, Meroë	Orion	Dawn, Meroë
Climbing the southern hill for sunrise, Meroë	Just before sunrise at the Pyramids of Meroë	The Pyramids of Meroë at sunrise - we've got the place to ourselves...not even the camel-guys are out yet	Sunrise, Meroë
The first rays of light touch the northern pyramids, Meroë	First rays of light on the Northern Cemetery (Beg. N11-N12-N13)	The morning light illuminating the northern pyramids while the hill keeps the southern pyramids in shadow	Sunrise from the southern hill, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë, at sunrise	Pyramid Beg N.20, Meroë, at sunrise	Northern Cemetery at sunrise, Meroë	Northern Cemetery at sunrise, Meroë
Northern Cemetery at sunrise, Meroë	Northern Cemetery at sunrise, Meroë	The sun climbs high enough to light up the tallest pyramid in the southern group	Looking west towards the Nile from the southern hill, Meroë
Early morning, Meroë	Northern Cemetery from the eastern hill, Meroë	Northern Cemetery from the eastern hill, Meroë	All the pyramids of the southern group now in the sunshine
Southern Cemetery as the sun climbs over the ridge	Pyramids of the Southern Cemetery of Meroë, very early morning	Pyramids of Meroë, early morning from the southern hill	Pyramids of Meroë, early morning from the southern hill
Pyramids of the Southern Cemetery in the foreground	Early morning at the Pyramids of Meroë	Hiking along the ridge to the south and east of Meroë	The Pyramids of Meroë with the green belt along the Nile in the distance
Pyramids of the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramids of the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Black rock partially covered by sand, Meroë	The Southern Cemetery, Meroë
Southern Cemetery pyramids, Meroë	The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Meroë, early morning	Northern Cemetery pyramids, Meroë
Lone tree on the desert floor, Meroë	Photographer at work, Meroë	The Northern Pyramids, Meroë	The Northern Pyramids, Meroë
That looks like another good hill to climb, Meroë	Sanddune snaking its way up a hill, Meroë	Sanddune with the Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Sanddune with the Northern Cemetery, Meroë
Meroë from the east	The Pyramids of Meroë from the eastern hill	The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery from the eastern hill, Meroë
On top of the eastern hill, Meroë	Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Sudan	Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Sudan	Dune at Meroë
The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramids Beg. N21 and Beg. N22, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N22 off on its own, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22 rising out of the sand, Meroë	The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë
The Northern Cemetery from the east, Meroë	Sand and the pyramids of Meroë	Sand Dune, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N22, Meroë	The pyramids of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë	The Northern Cemetery, Meroë
The Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22, Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22, Northern Cemetery, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N22, Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N22	Chapel of Pyramid Beg. N22, Meroë	The main cluster of pyramids in the Northern Cemetery, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N21, Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Pyramids of Meroë	Morning is the best time to photograph the chapels on the eastern faces of the pyramids, Meroë	Many smaller pyramids sit in front of the main line in the Northern Cemetery
Pyramids of Meroë	Morning at the Pyramids of Meroë	Morning at the Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. N21, Meroë	Northern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramids of Meroë, Northern Cemetery
Pyramid Beg. N21	Pyramids of Meroë, Northern Cemetery	Trygve and Karen at the Pyramids of Meroë	Trygve and Karen Inda, Sudan
Me on a cold morning at the Pyramids of Meroë	Pyramid Beg N.21, Meroë	Central pyramid cluster of the Northern Cemetery,	Pyramid Beg N.19 in the center, restored
Pyramid Beg N.20, Meroë	Central pyramid cluster of the Northern Cemetery,	Side view of Pyramid Beg. N21 looking north	Pyramid Beg N.20, Meroë
Pyramid Beg N.19 in the center, restored	Pyramid Beg N.19 on the right and Beg N. 32 on the left	Pyramids Beg N. 32 and Beg N. 19	Pyramids Beg N. 32 and Beg N. 19, Meroë
Pyramid Beg N. 19, Meroë	Northern pyramids Beg N. 20, Beg N. 21 and Beg. N 22	Pyramid Beg N. 20, Meroë	Pyramid of King Tarekeniwal (Beg. N19) with the pyramids 11-13 on the right
Fine chapel of Pyramid Beg. N19	Carving of King Tarekeniwal smiting his enemies	Carving of King Tarekeniwal smiting his enemies	Carvings of King Tarekeniwal smiting his enemies on Pyramid Beg. N19
Close up of the chapel and pyramid summit	Pyramid No. 19 reconstructed 1980, Sudan Antiquities Service	The tops of many of the pyramids were dynamited by an Italian treasure hunter in 1834 (Beg. N11)	Pyramid Beg. N18 (center-left)
Restored pyramids Beg. N32 and Beg. N19	Ruins of Pyramid Beg. N17	The tiny pyramid (Beg. N36) in front and to the right of the larger pyramid Beg. N7	Pyramid Beg. N4, the tomb of King Amanitecha, 3rd C. BC
Pyramid Beg. N5, Tomb of Arikancharora, a prince or general	Carving on Pyramid Beg. N5	Pyramid Beg. N5, Tomb of Arikancharora, a prince or general	Carving over the door of Pyramid Beg. N5
Side view of the chapel of Pyramid Beg. N6	Northern Cemetery starting with Pyramid Beg. N6 on the left	Northern Cemetery of Meroë - Pyramid Beg. N3 on left	Pyramid Beg. N1 - Tomb of King Amanitore, ca 50 AD
Pyramids of Meroë	Panoranic view of the Northern Cemetery, Meroë	We just about managed to complete our morning visit to Meroë before the first camel guys showed up	Sudanese men looking to offer tourists camel rides, Meroë
Northern Cemetery of Meroë with sand dune	Northern Cemetery, Pyramids of Meroë	Northern Cemetery of Meroë	Northern Cemetery of Meroë
Morning sun over the pyramids of the Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë
Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Pyramid Beg. S10 - the chapel was restored 1997-2001 by F. W. Hinkel	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë
Pyramid Beg. S10 - the chapel was restored 1997-2001 by F. W. Hinkel	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	Southern Cemetery, Meroë	The luxury tented camp to the north of Meroë
Begrawyia Archaeological Security Police, Sudan	Meroë Royal City - near the Nile around 3km west of the Pyramids of Meroë	A very worn out statue of a ram, Meroë Royal City	Ruins of the Royal City of Meroë, former capital of the Kingdom of Kush
Remains of the Temple of Amun, 270 BC, Meroë Royal City	Carved stone from the Temple of Amun, Meroë Royal City	Royal City of Meroë	Ancient stone stairs, Royal City of Meroë
Twisted acacia tree at the Royal City	Royal City of Meroë	Royal City of Meroë - palace ruins	Royal City of Meroë - palace ruins
Standing column at the Royal City of Meroë	Pyramids of the necropolis of the Nobles 2km west of the Royal Cemetery	Sudan Railroad passing the Royal City, Meroë

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