Libri di Emanuele Ciampini
Discovering Meroitic Napata. The Palace of Natakamani and the Ancient Royal District
Emanuele Ciampini
Libro: Copertina morbida
editore: Gangemi Editore
anno edizione: 2021
pagine: 40
In the kingdom of Kush, Napata represented one of the most famous and ancient royal cities. Already mentioned in Egyptian texts of the 18th Dynasty (mid 2nd mill. BC), Napata knew its last phase in the Meroitic period (1st cent. AD), with a monumental district planned by king Natakamani.