Kingdom of Kush
Kush civilization had its center in the region of Nubia. This was in northern Sudan of today. We know about it through the Egyptians who moved south around 2500 BC. When the Middle Kingdom of Egypt ended, an independent kingdom of Kush developed. About 1500 BC Egyptians moved southwards again, but this time met organized resistance. Historians are not sure whether this resistance came from many city states or a single unified empire. The Egyptians won, and the region became a colony of Egypt under the control of Thutmose I. The region supplied Egypt with resources.
Kingdom of Kush Kuluš | |||||||||||||
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| 1070 BC–AD 350 | |||||||||||||
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| Capital | Kerma; Napata; later Meroe | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Meroitic, Nubian | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Nubian religion | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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| History | |||||||||||||
• | 1070 BC | ||||||||||||
• Capital moved to Napata | 780 BC | ||||||||||||
• Capital moved to Meroe | 591 BC | ||||||||||||
• | AD 350 | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
• Egyptian phase[1] | 100000 | ||||||||||||
• Meroite phase[1] | 1,150,000 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of |  Egypt Sudan | ||||||||||||
In the eleventh century BC internal disputes in Egypt caused colonial rule to collapse and an independent kingdom arose based at Napata in Nubia. This kingdom was ruled by locals who overthrew the colonial regime. But Kush had many beliefs and gods in common with Egypt.
In the Bible
The name given to this civilization comes from the Old Testament where Cush (Hebrew: כוש) was one of the sons of Ham (Son of Noah) who settled in Northeast Africa. The Bible refers to Cush on a number of occasions. Moses wife, Tzipporah, is described as a Kushite in the book of Numbers.[2]
Kingdom Of Kush Media
Rassam cylinder Ku-u-si
Nubian Prince Heqanefer bringing tribute for The Egyptian King Tutankhamun, 18th dynasty, Tomb of Huy. c. 1342 – c. 1325 BC
Counterweight for a necklace with three images of Hathor, Semna (1390–1352 BC), Egyptian Nubia. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Amun temple of Jebel Barkal, originally built during the Egyptian New Kingdom but greatly enhanced by Piye
Statues of various rulers of the late 25th Dynasty–early Napatan period: Tantamani, Taharqa (rear), Senkamanisken, again Tantamani (rear), Aspelta, Anlamani, again Senkamanisken. Kerma Museum.
King Senkamanisken slaying enemies at Jebel Barkal.
Kushite delegation on a Persian relief from the Apadana palace (c. 500 BC)
Jewelry found on the Mummy of Nubian King Amaninatakilebte (538-519 BC), Nuri pyramid 10. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Gold flower shaped diadem, found in the Pyramid of King Talakhamani (435–431 BC), Nuri pyramid 16. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Stearns, Peter N., ed. (2001). "(II.B.4.) East Africa, c. 2000–332 BC". Encyclopedia of World History (6th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-395-65237-4.[dead link]
- ↑ Some scholars speculate that Cush is the same person as Lugalbanda in the Epic of Gilgamesh.
- Jean Leclant. "The empire of Kush: Napata and Meroe" UNESCO General History of Africa
- A. Hakem with I. Hrbek and J. Vercoutter. "The civilization of Napata and Meroe" UNESCO General History of Africa
- P.L. Shinnie. "The Nilotic Sudan and Ethiopia c. 660 BC to c. AD 600" Cambridge History of Africa - Volume 2 Cambridge University Press, 1978.
Other websites
- Ancient Gold Center Discovered on the Nile
- On Kush Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- (in French) Voyage au pays des pharaons noirs Travel in Sudan : pictures and notes on the nubian history
- Scholars Race to Recover a Lost Kingdom on the Nile from the New York Times.
- Poplicha, Joseph (1929). "The Biblical Nimrod and the Kingdom of Eanna". Journal of the American Oriental Society. American Oriental Society. 49: 303–17. doi:10.2307/593008. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 593008.