During Egypt's 25th Dynasty, known as the "dynasty of the black pharaohs," the Kingdom of Kush dominated Egypt, with Kushite kings ruling from their capital at Napata. Piye, a Kushite king ...

Inspired by Egypt’s monumental tombs, Piye became the first Kushite to commission a pyramid for himself at El-Kurru, a necropolis near the Nile. This was just the beginning of Sudan’s pyramid ...

The antique Kushite cemetery of Sanam is the main focus of the publication “The Kushite Cemetery of Sanam. A Non-Royal Burial Ground of the Nubian Capital” by Egyptologist Prof. Dr. Angelika Lohwasser ...