{"id":3,"date":"2015-07-21T21:43:39","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T20:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.wordpress.com\/?p=3"},"modified":"2023-11-29T14:32:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T13:32:37","slug":"meroe-the-forgotten-pyramids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/meroe-les-pyramides-oubliees\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudan - The forgotten pyramids of Meroe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Downstream from the Sixth Cataract, a few kilometres from the Nile, on a hill surrounded by sand dunes, stand some astonishing pyramids with steep edges. These are the striking remains of a little-known civilisation: that of the Black Kings of Kush.<\/p>\n<p>They have the desert as their setting and the sand as their shroud. They have endured the ravages of time, but even more so those of an Italian adventurer who decapitated one of them in the 19th century.<sup>th<\/sup> century for a treasure trove of jewels, currently on display in Munich and Berlin. They are the tombs of the kings and queens of the first known civilisation in Black Africa: the Meroitic kingdom. Pale and solemn guardians under the zenithal light of the Bayuda desert, the pyramids of <strong>M\u00e9ro\u00e9<\/strong> blaze as soon as the sun sets.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_625\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Vue g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de la n\u00e9cropole royale de M\u00e9ro\u00e9.\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"General view of the royal necropolis of Meroe.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-625\" class=\"wp-image-625\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"General view of the royal necropolis of Meroe.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/2_M\u00e9ro\u00e9_9829-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>General view of the royal necropolis of Meroe.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>This is the best time to appreciate this necropolis, which has nothing to envy its Theban sisters, and to let yourself be enveloped by the silence of the sands and the journey of the dunes, which change their face at nightfall. Here, in the heart of Sudan, visitors are rare. Only a few nomads from the Ababda tribe tread the site with their camels.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_626\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Un b\u00e9douin de cette fi\u00e8re et ancestrale tribu des Ababda tr\u00f4ne sur son dromadaire.\" data-rl_caption=\"Un b\u00e9douin de cette fi\u00e8re et ancestrale tribu des Ababda tr\u00f4ne sur son dromadaire.\" title=\"A Bedouin from the proud and ancestral Ababda tribe sits enthroned on his camel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-626\" class=\"wp-image-626\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A Bedouin from the proud and ancestral Ababda tribe sits enthroned on his camel.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/3_IMG_9753-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>A Bedouin from the proud and ancestral Ababda tribe sits enthroned on his camel.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>These Bedouins, renowned for their talents as caravan guides, have always criss-crossed the Nubian deserts and traded with the inhabitants of the Nilotic villages.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_627\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Aujourd\u2019hui, on l\u00e8ve le camp !\" data-rl_caption=\"Aujourd\u2019hui, on l\u00e8ve le camp !\" title=\"Today, we&#039;re moving camp!\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-627\" class=\"wp-image-627\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Today, we&#039;re moving camp!\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/4_IMG_9773-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Today, we're moving camp!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Naga, a royal city on the steppe<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Located 130km north-east of Khartoum, Naga is another remarkable Meroitic site that remained untouched until work began on the Egyptian Museum in Berlin in 1995.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_628\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Vue g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du temple d\u2019Amon \u00e0 Naga et de l\u2019all\u00e9e des b\u00e9liers.\" data-rl_caption=\"Vue g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du temple d\u2019Amon \u00e0 Naga et de l\u2019all\u00e9e des b\u00e9liers.\" title=\"General view of the temple of Amun at Naga and the aisle of rams.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628\" class=\"wp-image-628\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"General view of the temple of Amun at Naga and the aisle of rams.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/5_Temple-dAmon_Naga_898_9816-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>General view of the temple of Amun at Naga and the aisle of rams.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Arriving near the as yet unexcavated ancient city, we discover the great temple of Amun. Inscriptions date it to the reign of King Natakamani, at the beginning of the 1st century AD.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_632\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"Le temple d\u2019Amon est le monument le plus important de la ville ancienne de Naga. La salle hypostyle \u00e0 8 colonnes a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9gag\u00e9e des sables et restaur\u00e9e par anastylose par une \u00e9quipe d\u2019arch\u00e9ologues allemands.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le temple d\u2019Amon est le monument le plus important de la ville ancienne de Naga. La salle hypostyle \u00e0 8 colonnes a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9gag\u00e9e des sables et restaur\u00e9e par anastylose par une \u00e9quipe d\u2019arch\u00e9ologues allemands.\" title=\"The Temple of Amun is the most important monument in the ancient city of Naga. The 8-column hypostyle hall has been freed from the sand and restored by anastylosis by a team of German archaeologists.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\"wp-image-632\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Temple of Amun is the most important monument in the ancient city of Naga. The 8-column hypostyle hall has been freed from the sand and restored by anastylosis by a team of German archaeologists.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/9-_temple-dAmon-\u00e9rig\u00e9-au-1-er-si\u00e8cle-par-Natakamani-roi-de-M\u00e9ro\u00e9_-Naga_9515-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Temple of Amun is the most important monument in the ancient city of Naga. The 8-column hypostyle hall has been freed from the sand and restored by anastylosis by a team of German archaeologists.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>An alley flanked by twelve rams led to the temple pylon, of which only the stone door remains today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_127\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7_soudan_temple-damon_allc3a9e-des-bc3a9liers_9503.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"size-large wp-image-127\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/7_soudan_temple-damon_allc3a9e-des-bc3a9liers_9503.jpg?w=660\" alt=\"The ram is the sacred animal of Amun.\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The ram is the sacred animal of Amun.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_629\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"L\u2019all\u00e9e des b\u00e9liers et leurs socles sont tous fragment\u00e9s.\" data-rl_caption=\"L\u2019all\u00e9e des b\u00e9liers et leurs socles sont tous fragment\u00e9s.\" title=\"The aisle of rams and their bases are all fragmented.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-629\" class=\"wp-image-629\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The aisle of rams and their bases are all fragmented.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/6_all\u00e9e-des-b\u00e9liers_temple-dAmon_9520-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-629\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The aisle of rams and their bases are all fragmented.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Further down, on the banks of the Wadi Awatib, is the small temple of Apedemak, the lion-headed god worshipped by the Kushites. It is virtually intact and consists of a single room preceded by a pylon on which the Meroitic rulers can be seen in a victorious pose.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_631\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Temple d\u2019Ap\u00e9demak. La reine Amanitore et le roi Natakamani victorieux massacrent leurs ennemis.\" data-rl_caption=\"Temple d\u2019Ap\u00e9demak. La reine Amanitore et le roi Natakamani victorieux massacrent leurs ennemis.\" title=\"Temple of Ap\u00e9demak. The victorious Queen Amanitore and King Natakamani slaughter their enemies.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"wp-image-631\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Temple of Ap\u00e9demak. The victorious Queen Amanitore and King Natakamani slaughter their enemies.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/8_temple-dApademak-\u00e0-Naga__0333-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Temple of Ap\u00e9demak. The victorious Queen Amanitore and King Natakamani slaughter their enemies.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In front of the temple of Apedemak, there is a strange monument, a \"kiosk\" whose architecture reflects Roman, Meroitic and Egyptian influences. Since the discovery of a capital carved with the image of the goddess Hathor, this sanctuary has been known as the \"Chapel of Hathor\".<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_633\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-8\" data-rl_title=\"Le \u00ab kiosque \u00bb romain est un monument singulier dans tout le royaume de M\u00e9ro\u00e9. Dat\u00e9e du 1er si\u00e8cle apr\u00e8s J. C., cette chapelle est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une encyclop\u00e9die architecturale servant \u00e0 illustrer les relations entre M\u00e9ro\u00e9 et le bassin m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en.\" data-rl_caption=\"Le \u00ab kiosque \u00bb romain est un monument singulier dans tout le royaume de M\u00e9ro\u00e9. Dat\u00e9e du 1er si\u00e8cle apr\u00e8s J. C., cette chapelle est consid\u00e9r\u00e9e comme une encyclop\u00e9die architecturale servant \u00e0 illustrer les relations entre M\u00e9ro\u00e9 et le bassin m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en.\" title=\"The Roman &quot;kiosk&quot; is a unique monument in the kingdom of Meroe. Dating from the 1st century AD, this chapel is considered to be an architectural encyclopaedia illustrating the relationship between Meroe and the Mediterranean basin.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-633\" class=\"wp-image-633\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Roman &quot;kiosk&quot; is a unique monument in the kingdom of Meroe. Dating from the 1st century AD, this chapel is considered to be an architectural encyclopaedia illustrating the relationship between Meroe and the Mediterranean basin.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/10_kiosque-romain_0330-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Roman \"kiosk\" is a unique monument in the kingdom of Meroe. Dating from the 1st century AD, this chapel is considered to be an architectural encyclopaedia illustrating the relationship between Meroe and the Mediterranean basin.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we head deeper into the arid steppes of the Butana, we come across the Bisharin nomads grazing their goats in the bed of a dried-up wadi. The women, beautiful and fierce beneath their brightly coloured veils, build ephemeral acacia huts and flee as soon as a man approaches.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_634\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-9\" data-rl_title=\"Les nomades Bisharin vivent en petits groupes isol\u00e9s et se d\u00e9placent \u00e0 dos de dromadaire.\" data-rl_caption=\"Les nomades Bisharin vivent en petits groupes isol\u00e9s et se d\u00e9placent \u00e0 dos de dromadaire.\" title=\"The Bisharin nomads live in small, isolated groups and travel by camel.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-634\" class=\"wp-image-634\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Bisharin nomads live in small, isolated groups and travel by camel.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/11_nomades-Bisharin_9772-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The Bisharin nomads live in small, isolated groups and travel by camel.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few kilometres further on, the sanctuary of Mussawarat-Es-Soufra houses a vast group of cult buildings as well as buildings that archaeologists believe were used to breed wild animals for royal hunting and elephants trained in the art of warfare, as witnessed by a temple known as the \"Elephant Temple\".<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_635\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-10\" data-rl_title=\"Moussawarat es-Soufra. D\u00e9tail du relief du mur ext\u00e9rieur du temple d\u2019Ap\u00e9d\u00e9mak : le roi Arn\u00e9khamani et un prince, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s par la d\u00e9esse Isis, adorant le dieu lion Ap\u00e9d\u00e9mak.\" data-rl_caption=\"Moussawarat es-Soufra. D\u00e9tail du relief du mur ext\u00e9rieur du temple d\u2019Ap\u00e9d\u00e9mak : le roi Arn\u00e9khamani et un prince, prot\u00e9g\u00e9s par la d\u00e9esse Isis, adorant le dieu lion Ap\u00e9d\u00e9mak.\" title=\"Musawarat es-Sufra. Detail of the relief on the outer wall of the temple of Apedemak: King Arnekhamani and a prince, protected by the goddess Isis, adoring the lion god Apedemak.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-635\" class=\"wp-image-635\" src=\"http:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Musawarat es-Sufra. Detail of the relief on the outer wall of the temple of Apedemak: King Arnekhamani and a prince, protected by the goddess Isis, adoring the lion god Apedemak.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/12_Mussawarat-es-Soufra_temple-dAp\u00e9d\u00e9mak_898_9810-Copier.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Musawarat es-Sufra. Detail of the relief on the outer wall of the temple of Apedemak: King Arnekhamani and a prince, protected by the goddess Isis, adoring the lion god Apedemak.<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Back across the desert. Your gaze wanders over the infinity of a plain of ochre-coloured sand. Bluish mirages shiver in the warm wind known as samoum. And we let ourselves be told the marvellous and little-known story of these kings with burnt faces who reigned over Nubia and Egypt for a century from 747 BC: the Black Pharaohs.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright Text and Photos: Brigitte Postel<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Downstream from the Sixth Cataract, a few kilometres from the Nile, on a hill surrounded by sand dunes, stand some astonishing pyramids with steep edges. These are the striking remains of a little-known civilisation: that of the Black Kings of Kush. 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