Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt

Kushite rule in Egypt during the third intermediate period

Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.

thumb|right|Relative location of El-Kurru. El-Kurru was the first of the three royal cemeteries used by the Kushite royals of Napata, also referred to as Egypt's 25th Dynasty, and is home to some of the royal Nubian Pyramids. It is located between the 3rd and 4th cataracts of the Nile about west of the river in what is now Northern state, Sudan. El-Kurru was first excavated by George Reisner in 1918 and 1919 and after his death his assistant Dows Dunham took over his work and published the excavation report on El-Kurru in 1950. The El Kurru cemetery was primarily used from about 860 BC until

ancient Egyptian stela

stele in Germany

Sudan

ancient Egypt sculpture

temple at Jebel Barkal in Northern State, Sudan

family tree of ancient Egyptian rulers