Basa, Sudan

Basa (variation: Jabal Basa) is a village in Sudan. It lies 250 kilometres (160 mi) northeast of Khartoum in Butana, upstream of Wadi Hawa, near Meroë and the Nile. Near Basa is a completely decayed temple which was excavated in 1907. It was built by Amanikhabale and probably dedicated to Apedemak, the lion-headed warrior god worshiped in Nubia by Meroitic peoples. Some fallen lion sculptures, each weighing two tons, were found by Francis Llewellyn Griffith. In 1970, five of the lion sculptures were recovered and placed at the entrance of the National Museum of Sudan, as were two stone frog sculptures. Griffith also excavated a limestone sundial which dates to Roman times.[1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ Lobban, Richard (2004). Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 175–. ISBN 978-0-8108-4784-2. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Abdel Rahman Ali Mohammad and Julie R. Anderson, Highlights from the Sudan National Museum, The Sudan National Museum 2013, p.80-82

Coordinates: 16°41′59″N 33°59′00″E / 16.699778°N 33.983411°E / 16.699778; 33.983411

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