Ruins of the Temple of Amun

In 2006, German archaeologists completed a ten-year work in Sudan: columns and walls of the temple of Amon, built by the kings of the state of Kush, which existed on the border of Egypt and Sudan 2,000 years ago, were cleared of the multimeter thick sand.

Very little is known about the ancient country, so this find is a great success for science.

The most valuable exhibit is the altar of Amun, decorated with well-preserved writings and drawings. For safety reasons, it was transported to Germany, and an exact copy of it is installed in the temple. The remains of the structures, their frescoes and wall paintings are very close in content to a similar holy place in the Egyptian Kornak. Only in Sudanese motifs near Mount Jebel Barkal clearly visible African features of the kings with their large, muscular physique, thick, curly hairstyles and characteristic profiles.