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Most surprising, evidence that early pharaohs ruled in A-Group Nubia was discovered by the Oriental Institute at Qustul, almost at the modern Sudanese border. A cemetery of large tombs contained evidence of wealth and representations of the rulers and their victories. Other representations and monuments could then be identified, and in the process, a lost kingdom, called Ta-Seti or Land of the Bow, was discovered. In fact, the cemetery at Qustul leads directly to the first great royal monuments of Egypt in a progression. Qustul in Nubia could well have been the seat of Egypt's founding dynasty.
By the 6th millennium BC, evidence of a prehistoric religion or cult appears, with a number of sacrificed cattle buried in stone-roofed chambers lined with clay. It has been suggested that the associated cattle cult indicated in Nabta Playa marks an early evolution of Ancient Egypt's Hathor cult. For example, Hathor was worshipped as a nighttime protector in desert regions. To directly quote professors Wendorf and Schild: '... there are many aspects of political and ceremonial life in the Predynastic and Old Kingdom that reflects a strong impact from Saharan cattle pastoralists... Nevertheless, though the religious practices of the region involving cattle suggest ties to Ancient Egypt. Egyptologist Mark Lehner cautions: 'It makes sense, but not in a facile, direct way. You can't go straight from these megaliths to the pyramid of Djoser.' Circular stone structure at Nabta Other subterranean complexes are also found in Nabta Playa, one of which included evidence of perhaps an early Egyptian attempt at sculpture.
Around 3300 BC, there is evidence of a unified kingdom, as shown by the finds at Qustul, that maintained substantial interactions (both cultural and genetic) with the culture of Naqadan Upper Egypt. The Nubian culture may have even contributed to the unification of the Nile valley. Also, the Nubians very likely contributed some pharaonic iconography, such as the white crown and serekh, to the Northern Egyptian kings. Around the turn of the protodynastic period, Naqada, in its bid to conquer and unify the whole Nile valley, seems to have conquered Ta-Seti (the kingdom where Qustul was located) and harmonized it with the Egyptian state. Thus, Nubia became the first nome of Upper Egypt.
The end of the First Intermediate Period is placed at the time when Mentuhotep II of the eleventh dynasty defeats the Heracleopolitan kings of Lower Egypt and reunites Egypt under a single ruler. This act helps usher in a period of great wealth and prosperity, known as the Middle Kingdom.
During the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (circa 2040-1640 BC), Egypt began expanding into Nubia to gain more control over the trade routes in Northern Nubia and direct access to trade with Southern Nubia. They erected a chain of forts down the Nile below the Second Cataract. These garrisons seemed to have peaceful relations with the local Nubian people but little interaction during the period.
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Egyptian kings often hired the renowned archers of Nubia for their armies. Many of these mercenary soldiers settled in Egypt, married Egyptian women, and were buried in the Egyptian manner, but they still proudly maintained their Nubian identity. This limestone grave marker from Jebelein in Upper Egypt depicts a Nubian soldier named Nenu holding his bow and arrows; beside him is his wife, wearing the close-fitting linen dress typical of Egyptian women. Nenu has a short, curly, Nubian hairstyle and close-cropped beard and wears a kilt tied with a characteristically Nubian leather sash. In the upper right, an Egyptian servant presents a bowl of beer. Dogs are often included on the stelae of Nubian soldiers, suggesting the great affection they had for these pets.
Around the time Memphis and Itj-tawy fell to the Hyksos, the native Egyptian ruling house in Thebes declared its independence from the vassal dynasty in Itj-tawy and set itself up as the seventeenth dynasty. This dynasty was to prove the salvation of Ancient Egypt and eventually would lead the war of liberation that drove the Hyksos back into Asia. The two last kings of this dynasty were Tao II the Brave and Kamose, who traditionally are credited with the final defeat of the Hyksos.
Egyptian chronology of this period highlights the strong presence of Ku#es in the Egyptian government and military structure. In the Egyptian army the Ku#es fought as independent units and Ku#e leaders played essential rolls shaping the history of Egypt. For example, the Ku#e military general, Dedu, who served under Tuthmosis III, lead the Medjay-Nubians to crush a revolt in the Egyptian territory of Kadesh in Syria.
Taharqo was the son of Piye and the first seventeen years of his reign were very prosperous for Kush. Pharaoh Taharqo spent half his time as ruler of Egypt restoring its earlier cultural achievements while also fending off Assyrian power in the east.
Why the Ku#es chose to enter Egypt at this crucial point of foreign domination is subject to debate. Archaeologist Timmothy Kendall offers his own hypotheses, connecting it to a claim of legitimacy associated with Gebel Barkal. Kendall cites the stele of Pharaoh Piye, which states that "Amun of Napata granted me to be ruler of every foreign country," and "Amun in Thebes granted me to be ruler of the Black Land (Kmt)". Noteworthy is that according to Kendall, "foreign lands" in this regard seems to include Lower Egypt while Kmt seems to refer to a united Upper Egypt and Nubia.
Originally posted by ThePublicEnemyNo1
I'm going to upload some video footage I got while I was in Aswan/Abu Simbel (Nubia) and photos with your permission. I could go on all day about this subject. I visited Egypt in June of 2001, 03 and 04, stayed over 6 weeks on each trip. Egypt's true history is definitely not taught right and has been twisted to say the least.
I'm extremely proud of all the work you put into this OP. I'll be back after I gather what I have.
SnF OP
Originally posted by IEtherianSoul9
reply to post by lonewolf19792000
What evidence is there supporting your claim that Hebrews were enslaved by the ancient Egyptians?
Are there any sources you have?
Originally posted by IEtherianSoul9
reply to post by Mandelbrot2012
Can you do me a favor and throw away whatever electronic device you're using at the moment. Cause with all this nonsense you're typing up, you don't need it. I'm an African American and nor am I an Afrocentrist. I don't agree with ethnocentric view points. The ancient Egyptians were definitely AFRICAN and the general population of Egypt during the 3,000 years it lasted was DIVERSE. "Fried Chicken", are racist stereotypes really necessary for this thread?
Originally posted by ThePublicEnemyNo1
I'm going to upload some video footage I got while I was in Aswan/Abu Simbel (Nubia) and photos with your permission. I could go on all day about this subject. I visited Egypt in June of 2001, 03 and 04, stayed over 6 weeks on each trip. Egypt's true history is definitely not taught right and has been twisted to say the least.
I'm extremely proud of all the work you put into this OP. I'll be back after I gather what I have.
SnF OP