Nuri
The pyramids of Nuri are part of a cemetery, belonged to the Nubian city of Napata, whose center was at Mount Barkal.
Nuri is situated about eight kilometers in a straight line to the northeast of Mount Barkal on the east side of the Nile. It is still unclear why the Kushite rulers for their pyramids chose a place that was so far from the central temples. The presumptive residential town Napatas, Sanam, located about five kilometers south. From the present village of Nuri pyramids are half a kilometer north to see in the sandy desert.
The first king who built a pyramid at Nuri, was Taharqa (around 690/664 BC). It is 29 meters side length of the square base, the largest pyramid. The first excavations were made in 1917 by George Reisner, who among many other grave goods found over 1000 Uschebti figures in the grave chambers under the Taharqa pyramid. As the King's body was not found, there are also doubts about whether Taharqa was actually buried here.
His successor Tanotamun could be buried in the old burial al - Kurru, while all subsequent rulers and their consorts in Nuri had their pyramids. The last certainly buried here ruler is Nastasen ( about 330 BC ).
The pyramids of Nuri were greater than those of al - Kurru and unlike there, the exterior walls were downgraded. Reisner scored 19 pyramids. For kings and 53, which were intended for queens Original wall surfaces are obtained anywhere. The brick core of 10 pyramids projecting into the air, the rest are still partially visible as a flat round hill. The east prebuilt funeral chapels were decorated with reliefs, but are entirely disappeared.
In many of the three- chamber tombs large parts of the Grabaussstattungen been found vessels of gold and perfume bottles, including in large numbers are labeled with names shabtis. Therefore, there are the names of the grave owner better known than other Nubian pyramid fields.
The pyramids of Nuri are in common with other buildings in the historic city of Napata and others in the region on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2003.