Eastern Deffufa

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The Eastern Deffufa is a massive mud-brick temple structure at the ancient Nubian city of Kerma, reflecting the religious and architectural sophistication of the Kerma civilization.

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Eastern Deffufa canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
mud-brick structure ⓘ
temple ⓘ
architecturalStyle Kerma architecture ⓘ
associatedWith royal and elite rituals of Kerma ⓘ
urban center of Kerma ⓘ
builtBy rulers of Kerma civilization ⓘ
category Ancient Nubian temples ⓘ
Archaeological sites in Sudan ⓘ
chronology early 2nd millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ
civilization Kerma civilization ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kerma
condition ruin ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
culture Nubian culture ⓘ
discoveredBy archaeologists ⓘ
era Bronze Age ⓘ
Middle Kingdom period of Kerma ⓘ
excavatedBy George Andrew Reisner ⓘ
Swiss archaeological missions ⓘ
feature elevated platform ⓘ
massive solid mud-brick core ⓘ
multiple rooms and chambers ⓘ
stairways and ramps ⓘ
thick exterior walls ⓘ
floorCount multi-level structure ⓘ
hasType platform temple ⓘ
religious building ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
locatedIn Kerma ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ
Northern Sudan ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ
locatedOn east side of ancient Kerma city ⓘ
material adobe ⓘ
mud-brick ⓘ
near Western Deffufa ⓘ
cemeteries of Kerma ⓘ
partOf Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe and related Nubian sites ⓘ
Kerma archaeological site ⓘ
religion ancient Nubian religion ⓘ
significance evidence of advanced mud-brick construction techniques in ancient Nubia ⓘ
evidence of complex religious practices in Kerma civilization ⓘ
one of the most important monuments of the Kerma culture ⓘ
usedFor ceremonial activities ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ
religious worship ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kerma archaeological site → notableFeature → Eastern Deffufa ⓘ
Kingdom of Kerma → archaeologicalSite → Eastern Deffufa ⓘ