Napatan period

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The Napatan period was an early phase of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, marked by the rise of Napata as a political and religious center and by strong cultural interaction with ancient Egypt.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
phase of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
archaeologicalSite Jebel Barkal temple complex ⓘ
Nuri ⓘ
el-Kurru ⓘ
linked to: El-Kurru
centralCultSite Jebel Barkal ⓘ
centralDeity Amun ⓘ
conflictWith Assyrian Empire ⓘ
linked to: Assyria

Saite Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
country Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
economy Nile Valley agriculture ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ
endTime around 300 BCE ⓘ
circa 4th century BCE ⓘ
followedBy Meroitic period ⓘ
follows Kerma culture ⓘ
hasCapital Napata ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Egyptianizing royal ideology ⓘ
Kushite rule over Egypt during the Twenty-fifth Dynasty ⓘ
adoption of Egyptian religious practices ⓘ
pyramid burials of kings ⓘ
pyramids at Nuri ⓘ
rock-cut tombs and pyramids at el-Kurru ⓘ
strong cultural interaction with ancient Egypt ⓘ
use of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing ⓘ
hasPart Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
languageUsed Egyptian language ⓘ
locatedIn Nubia ⓘ
Upper Nubia ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Sudan ⓘ
namedAfter Napata ⓘ
notableRuler Piye ⓘ
Shabaka ⓘ
Shebitku ⓘ
Taharqa ⓘ
Tantamani ⓘ
partOf history of Nubia ⓘ
history of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
politicalCenter Napata ⓘ
religion Kushite religion ⓘ
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
religiousCenter Napata ⓘ
startTime around 750 BCE ⓘ
circa 8th century BCE ⓘ
tradeGoods ebony ⓘ
gold ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
slaves ⓘ
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

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Middle Nile Valley → associatedWith → Napatan period ⓘ
Kingdom of Kush → hasPart → Napatan period ⓘ
Taharqa → associatedWith → Napatan period ⓘ
El-Kurru → period → Napatan period ⓘ
Egyptian–Nubian relations → involves → Napatan period ⓘ
Pyramids of Nuri → associatedWith → Napatan period ⓘ
subject linked to: pyramids of Nuri
Nuri → periodOfUse → Napatan period ⓘ
Kushite queens → timePeriod → Napatan period ⓘ
Sanam → associatedWith → Napatan period ⓘ
Zuma → period → Napatan period ⓘ
Upper Nubia → historicallyAssociatedWith → Napatan period ⓘ
Napata temple complex → timePeriod → Napatan period ⓘ
Napata temple complex → flourishedIn → Napatan period ⓘ
Nubian Dynasty → associatedWith → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Napata → wasCapitalOf → Napatan period of Kushite history ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Meroitic period → follows → Napatan period ⓘ
Meroitic period → follows → Napatan phase of the Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Meroitic period → precededBy → Napatan period ⓘ
Amanishakheto → predecessorCulture → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Ergamenes I → associatedWith → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Kushite pantheon → timePeriod → Napatan period ⓘ
Nuri necropolis → period → Napatan period ⓘ
Aspelta → dynasty → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Anlamani → dynasty → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Atlanersa → timePeriod → Napatan period ⓘ
Tementhes → associatedWith → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Dream stela of Tantamani → relatedTo → Napatan period ⓘ
El-Kurru necropolis → usedBy → Napatan dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
El-Kurru necropolis → timeOfUse → Napatan period ⓘ
Alara of Nubia → dynastyFounded → Napatan dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
Alara of Nubia → partOf → Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period