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|completion_date= Between7th the 4th and 6th centuries ADcentury

'''Dungur''' (or '''Dungur 'Addi Kilte''') is the [[ruins]] of a substantial [[mansion]] in [[Aksum]], [[Ethiopia]], the former capital city of the [[Kingdom of Aksum]]. The ruins are in the western part of Aksum, across the road from the [[Gudit]] [[stele|stelae]] field.

The remains of the mansion and its associated building are limited to the lowest levels and the podium, covering about 3,250 square meters. During its prime, a double staircase led into the entrance of the complex, which opened into one of the courtyards surrounding the central structure.<ref name=Ethiopia-289>[[Stuart Munro-Hay]], ''Ethiopia, the unknown land: a cultural and historical guide'' (London: I.B. Tauris, 2002), p. 289</ref>

In the associated buildings a number of stone piers were recovered, "presumably for supporting wooden columns or floors", and brickwork which might be evidence of a [[hypocaust]]. However, the purpose of these buildings is unclear. [[Stuart Munro-Hay]] notes, "The 'rooms' with stone piers have no doorways, and the piers presumably supported floors, but occasional divisions on the same level do have doorways, implying that not all the lower level was merely a podium for a higher floor level. Possibly some rooms were entered from within by ladders."<ref>Munro-Hay, ''Ethiopia'', p. 290</ref>

[[Category:AksumiteBuildings Empireand structures completed in the 7th century]]

[[Category:Axum1966 (city)archaeological discoveries]]

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