Kawa, Sudan
Archaeological site in Sudan
Kawa
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Location of KawaKawa 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.[1]
Shrine of Taharqa
A small temple of Taharqa was once located at Kawa in Nubia (modern Sudan). It is located today in the Ashmolean Museum.[2]
- The Shrine of Taharqa, Ashmolean Museum
- Shrine and Sphinx of Taharqa. Taharqa appears between the legs of the Ram-Spinx
- The Ram-Spinx and Taharqa
- Relief of Taharqa on the shrine
- 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.[3]
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19°07′N 30°29.48′E / 19.117°N 30.49133°E / 19.117; 30.49133
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- Egyptian obelisk
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- Was-sceptre
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