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Talk:Nuri
There is also a typhoon Nuri, which is over Hong Kong as I type.
Wiki Education assignment: Archeology of Ancient Nubia
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Height debatable
editAn archeological source, referenced by this Wikipedia article, claims Nuri 1 is a pyramid built above another pyramid. This outer pyramid was very steep, and has been measured at 69 degrees, based on the remaining lower wall. It was much more intact in the early 19th century and the inner pyramid was almost full height at that point. The outer pyramid was therefore more likely to have been just as steep as the other Nuri pyramids and with a 69 degrees inclination it would have been 63 meters tall. This is quite different from the lower estimate of 40 meters, but it is based on the available evidence. Source for this is the works of Timothy Kendall which is quoted here in a different context, it is source 49. So it would be more accurate to include this estimate, based on actual measurements, rather than the current source which doesn't seem to have a reference (the article in the link is not a scientific work.) The problem is that this range, 40-50 m, is quoted ad verbatim on the net, since a lot of sites on the net use bots to gather info for their knowledge bases, and they just quote Wikipedia. The evidence does not directly support this range - it may have been 50 m tall, if the inclination varied, but there's no direct evidence of this. The direct evidence supports a height of 63 m, but with some uncertainty. 217.74.153.238 (talk) 17:57, 7 November 2024 (UTC)