Napata

Napata (nəpā`tə, –pä`–), ancient city of Nubia, just below the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. From about the 8th cent. B.C., Napata was the capital of the kingdom of Cush. Many great temples like those of Thebes were built here by Taharka (XXV dynasty). The Cushite capital was later moved (c.530 B.C.) to Meroë.

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Napata

Town in ancient Egypt. Located below the fourth cataract of the Nile River in the northern part of what is now The Sudan, it was the capital (c. 750–590 BC) of the Nubian kingdom of Kush and was part of the homeland of the Karmah culture. From the early 18th dynasty it came under Egyptian influence. Ruins in the area include pyramids and temples.

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Napata 

an ancient city in the Sudan, between the Third and Fourth cataracts of the Nile River; the capital of Cush, approximately from the eighth century to the first half of the sixth century B.C. It was first mentioned in the 15th century B.C. The Temple of Amon, the most venerated temple in the country, was located in Napata. Nearby, in Nuri and Kuru, were the royal necropolises. After the capital was transferred to Meroe, Napata remained the religious center of the country. The city was destroyed by the Romans in 24 B.C. In the first quarter of the 20th century the American archaeologist G. Reisner conducted excavations in Napata.

REFERENCES

Katsnel’son, I. S. Napata i Meroe—tsarstva Sudana. Moscow, 1970.
Reisner, G. A. “Excavations at Napata, the Capital of Ethiopia.” Museum of Fine Arts Bulletin, 1917, vol. 15, no. 89. [17–706–1 ]