Ama-pyramudi yasendulo aseGibhithe asendulo adumile emhlabeni wonke, futhi akungabazeki ukuthi enye yezinto ezifunwa kakhulu ezivakashi zase-Afrika eziya e-Afrika. Ngokwesibonelo, i-Great Pyramid yaseGiza, ibhekwa njengenye yezimangaliso eziyisikhombisa zezwe lasendulo futhi ihlala enye yezindawo ezikhangayo ezinkulu zeGibhithe. Uma kuqhathaniswa, ama-Pyroidid yaseMuder yaseSudan ayengaziwa; kanti nokho, baningi kakhulu, baningi kakhulu futhi banomlando othakazelisayo.
Ephakathi kwamakhilomitha angaba ngu-62 / amakhilomitha angu-100 enyakatho yeKhayrtoum eduze noMfula iNayile , iMeroë ihlala emapiramidi angu-200. Eyakhiwe emikhunjini enkulu ye-sandstone ngesitayela se-Nubian, ama-pyramid abukeka ahluke kakhulu kubalingani bawo baseGibhithe, ezinamabhande amancane nezinhlangothi ezinamathela kakhulu. Noma kunjalo, zakhiwa ngenhloso efanayo - ukukhonza njengendawo yokungcwaba kanye nesitatimende samandla, kulokhu amakhosi namakhosikazi eMbusweni wasendulo wamaMeroiti.
Umlando oncomekayo
Eyakhiwe phakathi kuka-2 700 no-2 300 eminyakeni edlule, amaPiramidi aseMeroë ayingxenye yombuso waseMeroitic, owaziwa nangokuthi uMbuso KaKush. Amakhosi nezinkosikazi zale nkathi babusa phakathi kuka-800 BC no-350 AD, futhi baqhutshwa endaweni enkulu ehlanganisa iNingi Delta iNayile futhi bafinyelela kude eningizimu njengeKhayrtoum. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi, idolobha lasendulo laseMeroë lalikhonza njengesikhungo sombuso eseningizimu nasenhloko-dolobha yalo.
Umdala kunazo zonke eziseMeroë Pyramids ihlelwa ngaphambili yizo zaseGibhithe eminyakeni engaba ngu-2 000, ngakho-ke kuyamukelwa kabanzi ukuthi labo abakudala baphefumulelwa yilokugcina. Ngempela, isiko laseMeroiti lasendulo sathonywa kakhulu yilokho elaseGibhithe laseGibhithe, futhi kubonakala sengathi abadwebi baseGibhithe bathunyelwa ukusiza ukwakha amaphiramidi eMeroë.
Kodwa-ke, umehluko wobuhle phakathi kwamapiramidi kuzo zombili izindawo kubonisa ukuthi amaNubiya nawo abe nesitayela sawo esihlukile.
I-Pyramids Namuhla
Nakuba izindawo eziqoshiwe ngaphakathi kwamapiramidi kubonisa ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi iMeriti yamaKhosi yayingena emzimbeni futhi ingcwatshwe kanye nomcebo ocebile ohlanganisa ubucwebe obuyigugu, izikhali, ifenisha nobumba, amapiramidi aseMeroë manje ayenayo imihlobiso enjalo. Amagugu amaningi amathuna aphangiwe abaphangi bamanga esikhathini esidala, kuyilapho abavubukuli abangenangqondo nabahloli bamazwe ekhulwini le-19 nele-20 bekhipha lokho okusele kulolu chungechunge lwemizamo yokumba.
Okubaluleke kakhulu, umhloli wase-Italy futhi uhlonipha umzingeli ogama lakhe linguGiuseppe Ferlini wabangela ukulimala okungenakuqhathaniswa nemipiramidi ngo-1834. Lapho ezwa ukuqhuma kwesiliva negolide kusekhona ukuhleka kwamanga ukufihla ngaphakathi kwamathuna, wasebenzisa iziqhumane ukuze zishaye iziqongo eziningana amapiramidi, nokuphakamisa abanye emhlabathini. Sekuphelele, kucatshangwa ukuthi washisa imipiramidi engaphezu kuka-40, kamuva wathengisa okutholakala kwakhe kumamyuziyamu aseJalimane.
Naphezu kokunakekelwa kwabo ngokunganaki, eziningi zeMirédi zikhona, nakuba ezinye zibonakala zihlaselwa ngenxa yemizamo kaFerlini.
Ezinye ziye zavuselelwa kabusha, futhi zanikeza ukuqonda okucacile ukuthi kumelwe ukuba babhekana kanjani ngesikhathi sokubusa kweMeroiti.
Indlela Yokuthola Lapho
Yize kungenakuphika ukuthi ama-pyramid aseMeroë atholakale kahle kumkhondo oshaywayo, kungenzeka ukuba uvakashele wedwa. Labo abanemoto bangakwazi ukushayela lapho - ukusuka eKhayrtoum, uhambo lithatha amahora angaba ngu-3.5. Labo abancike ezokuthutha zomphakathi bangathola uhambo lukhuni kakhudlwana, noma kunjalo. Indlela enokwethenjelwa kakhulu yokuhlela uhambo kuyothatha ibhasi ukusuka eKhayrtoum ukuya edolobhaneni elincane laseSenidi, bese uhambisa itekisi emakhilomitha angu-47/30 asele eMeroë.
Ngokusemthethweni, izivakashi zidinga ukuthola imvume yokuvakashela imibhoshongo, engathengwa eMnyuziyamu kaZwelonke eKhayrtoum. Kodwa-ke, imibiko ye-anecdotal evela kwabanye abahambi ithi izimvume azivami ukuhlolwa, futhi zingathengwa lapho zifika uma kunesidingo.
Awekho ama-cafés noma izindlu zangasese, ngakho-ke qiniseka ukuthi uletha ukudla namanzi amaningi. Ngaphandle kwalokho, abashayeli abaningi bezokuvakasha benza ukuphila kube lula ngokunikeza uhambo oluhlelwe ngokugcwele olufaka ukuvakashelwa kwamapiramidi e-Meroë. Izinkambiso eziphakanyisiwe zibandakanya ukuvakasha kwe-Hidden Treasures ye-Encounters Travel; futhi iMeroë Travel & Corpsan Travel of Kush tour.
Ukuhlala Uphephile
Ukuhamba nohambo lomsebenzi wokuvakasha kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwakho. Ngesikhathi sokubhala (ngoJanuwari 2018), isimo sezombangazwe eSudan senza izindawo zezwe zingaphephile zokuvakasha izivakashi. UMnyango wezeMelika wase-United States ukhishwe iseluleko sezokuhamba ngezinga le-Level 3 ngenxa yobuphekula nokuhlukunyezwa komphakathi, futhi sincoma ukuthi abagibeli bagweme isifunda saseDarfur kanye neBlue Nile ne-Southern Kordofan. Ngesikhathi amaPiramidi aseMeroë esesimweni esiphephile seMfula iNayile, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuhlola izixwayiso zokuhamba zakamuva ngaphambi kokuhlela uhambo oluya eSudan.
Le ngqungquthela ibuyekeziwe futhi iphinde ibhalwe ngokuyingxenye yiJessica Macdonald ngoJanuwari 11, 2018.