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6 days ago · Nubia ( / ˈnjuːbiə /, Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized : an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan ), or more strictly, Al Dabbah.
- Nubian Languages
The Nubian languages (Arabic: لُغَات نُوبِيّة, romanized:...
- Cataracts
The six cataracts of the Nile. The Cataracts of the Nile are...
- Nubian Languages
3 days ago · Ancient Egyptian race controversy. The Ancient Egyptian classification of ancient peoples (from left to right): a Libyan, a Nubian, an Asiatic, and an Egyptian. Drawing by an unknown artist after a mural of the tomb of Seti I; Copy by Heinrich Menu von Minutoli (1820). In terms of skin colour, the Libyan has the lightest complexion, followed by ...
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1 day ago · The Nubian monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae showcase the evolving relationship between Egypt and Nubia over the centuries. Here are some of the most significant sites: Abu Simbel. The twin temples of Abu Simbel, built by Ramesses II in the 13th century BCE, are perhaps the grandest and most famous of the Nubian monuments.
1 day ago · Phoenicia ( / fəˈnɪʃə, fəˈniːʃə / ), [4] or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon. [5] [6] The territory of the Phoenicians expanded and contracted throughout history, with the core of their ...
1 day ago · The 25th Dynasty of Nubian rulers was again briefly replaced by native nobility in the 7th century BC, and in 525 BC, Egypt fell under Persian rule . Egypt fell under Greek control after Alexander the Great 's conquest in 332 BC. The Late Period of ancient Egypt is taken to end with his death in 323 BC.
2 days ago · 4th Dynasty. Khufu or Cheops was an ancient Egyptian monarch who was the second pharaoh of the Fourth Dynasty, in the first half of the Old Kingdom period ( 26th century BC ). Khufu succeeded his father Sneferu as king. He is generally accepted as having commissioned the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but ...
2 days ago · Aker – A god of Earth and the horizon [3] Amun – A creator god, patron deity of the city of Thebes, and the preeminent deity in Egypt during the New Kingdom [4] Anhur – A god of war and hunting [5] [6] [7] Aten – Sun disk deity who became the focus of the monolatrous or monotheistic Atenist belief system in the reign of Akhenaten [8]
