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ABSTRACT The Royal City of Meroe ca 200 km north of Khartoum in the modern day Republic of the Sudan was an ancient capital of the Kingdom of Kush From the 3rd century to the 4th century Kushite rulers controlled significant territory from the banks of the Nile at Meroe in part through their ability to ensure the production of significant quantities