Napata
Americannoun
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In recent weeks, videos shared online have shown empty display cases that once held gold and jewelry that belonged to the ancient kings of Napata and Meroe at the Sudan National Museum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Decades later, Thutmose III built a temple to the god Amun at Napata, just below the fourth cataract of the Nile.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
But the residents of capitals known as Kerma, Napata and Meroe produced temples, palaces and pyramids filled with pottery, metalwork, furniture and sculpture.
From New York Times • Oct. 23, 2019
"It's our time. It's wonderful," said longtime resident Napata Mero, adding that the victory coincided with the city benefiting from an economic upswing and increasing cultural recognition.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2015
The first monarch of Napata, whose name has come down to us, is a certain Piankhi, who called himself Mi-Ammon, or Meri-Ammon—that is to say, "beloved of Ammon."
From Ancient Egypt by Rawlinson, George
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