Kawa, Sudan facts for kids

Kawa

Location in Northeast Africa

Granite ram of Amun with King Taharqa. Twenty-Fifth Dynasty, from Kawa. On display at the British Museum.

Kawa, known as Patigga or Patinga during Greek and Roman times, is a town and archaeological site in Sudan, located between the Third and Fourth Cataracts of the Nile on the east bank of the river, across from Dongola. In ancient times it was the site of several temples to the Egyptian god Amun, built by the Egyptian rulers Amenhotep III and Tutankhamun, and by Taharqa and other Kushite kings.

Westerners became aware of the site in the late 19th century. Small digs were carried out in 1929 and 1930 and an extensive excavation began 22 November 1930.

Shrine of Taharqa

A small temple of Amun-Re commissioned by Taharqa was once located at Kawa. It is located today in the Ashmolean Museum.

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  The Shrine of Taharqa, Ashmolean Museum

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  Shrine and Sphinx of Taharqa. Taharqa appears between the legs of the Ram-Spinx

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  The Ram-Spinx and Taharqa

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  Relief of Taharqa on the shrine

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  Sandstone wall of King Aspelta offering Ma'at (Truth) to ram-headed god Amun-Re accompanied by Anukis, Temple T at Kawa. Ashmolean Museum I9J2.I295.

See also

• Anlamani