🇬🇧 Sedeinga
The site of Sedeinga was known to Western explorers in the 19th century, who described the ruins of the Egyptian temple dedicated to Queen Tiyi. Michela Schiff Giorgini’s team, who had already been exploring the neighbouring site of Soleb, undertook an initial archaeological survey in 1963. This led to the exploration of an imposing Napatan and Meroitic cemetery, separated into several sectors by dried-up wadis. The Italian-French team carried out five campaigns in the western part of this necropolis. After the death of Michela Schiff Giorgini, the excavations were continued by Jean Leclant, then Catherine Berger-El Naggar between 1979 and 2009. Since 2009, a new project launched by Claude Rilly and Vincent Francigny has been exploring the cemetery and surrounding areas. As part of this programme, and thanks to Qatari sponsorship (QSAP), the temple was the subject of an exhaustive study and restoration of the most important blocks between 2015 and 2017.
Tiyi et les dames de Nubie
Located on the west bank of the Nile, the site of Sedeinga is only 15 km from Soleb. The temple at Sedeinga is dedicated to Queen Tiye, wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who reigned from around 1390 to 1352 BC and built the temple at Soleb. It is possible that the building continued to be used during the Napatan period. To the west of the temple, a vast burial site has developed over the centuries. Various archaeological excavations have uncovered a burial complex containing tombs from the Napatan period (656 to 270 BC), as well as numerous pyramid-shaped tombs from the Meroitic period (270 BC to 330 AD), some of which reused Napatan vaults. These burials have also yielded numerous Meroitic funerary objects and inscriptions, such as offering tables, stelae, statues, jewellery and other artefacts. One of the special features of this cemetery is the over-representation of women. Their graves are often accompanied by funerary steles detailing their family lineage.
Past campaigns (content in French)
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[2012] Mission SEDAU à Sedeinga
Équipe : Claude Rilly, Vincent Francigny, Agathe Chen, Vincent Colard, Romain David, Hélène Delattre, Sandra Porez, Mahmoud Suleimanet Awadallah el-Bacha Lors de cette nouvelle campagne, la mission va poursuivre la fouille du secteur II...
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[2012] Mission de photographies par cerf-volant
Du 9 février au 20 février 2012, une nouvelle campagne de photographies par cerf-volant des sites archéologiques du Soudan a été menée par Bernard-Noël Chagny, Franck Derrien et Coralie Gradel (SFDAS). Ils ont couvert...
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[2009-2013] Sedeinga
Les fouilles de la nécropole méroïtique (Secteur II) Sous la direction de Claude Rilly (directeur de la mission, épigraphiste) et Vincent Francigny (directeur adjoint, archéologue). Equipe : Agathe Chen (anthropologue), Vincent Colard (archéologue, topographe),...
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[2010] Mission SEDAU à Sedeinga
Equipe : Claude Rilly, Vincent Francigny, Agathe Chen, Vincent Colard, Romain David, Hélène Delattre, Sandra Porez. La campagne 2010 va continuer d’exhumer les sépultures de la partie Ouest du Secteur II, avec une fouille...
Everything about Sedeinga (content in French)
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🇬🇧 [2009-2013] Sedeinga
Excavations at the Meroitic necropolis (Sector II) Under the direction of Claude Rilly (mission director, epigraphist) and Vincent Francigny (deputy director, archaeologist). Team: Agathe Chen (anthropologist), Vincent Colard (archéologist, topographer), Romain David (céramologist), Hélène...
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🇬🇧 [2012] SEDAU Mission in Sedeinga
Team: Claude Rilly, Vincent Francigny, Agathe Chen, Vincent Colard, Romain David, Hélène Delattre, Sandra Porez, Mahmoud Suleimanet Awadallah el-Bacha During this new campaign, the team will continue excavating Sector II of the Napato-Meroitic necropolis,...
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🇬🇧 Kite Photography Mission
From the 9th to the 20th of February 2012, Bernard-Noël Chagny, Franck Derrien and Coralie Gradel (SFDAS) carried out a new campaign of kite photography of archaeological sites in Sudan. They covered the sites...
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🇬🇧 [2010] SEDAU mission to Sedeinga
Team: Claude Rilly, Vincent Francigny, Agathe Chen, Vincent Colard, Romain David, Hélène Delattre, Sandra Porez. The 2010 campaign will continue to exhume the tombs in the western part of Sector II, with a detailed...
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sfdas (2 novembre 2024). 🇬🇧 Sedeinga. SFDAS Khartoum. Consulté le 13 janvier 2025 à l’adresse https://sfdas.hypotheses.org/5438
