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Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold
The Nubian kingdom of Kush, rival to Egypt
Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold. Adorned w slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, kingdom and rival ...
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Kushite Kingdom | The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Kushite Kingdom | The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Kushite kings ruled Egypt The Kushite king Kashta arrived in Egypt amid political disarray to claim the office of pharaoh, apparently at Thebes and peacefully. He was the first of the Nubian line of kings who ruled as Egypt’s 25th dynasty (747–656 BC). Piye, the following king, carried the conqu to the Nile delta, responding dramatically to a threat from a ...
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The Cult of Amun - Archaeology Magazine
The cult of Amun remained central to religion—and politics—in Nubia for centuries to come. This has been illu the findings of an excavation in Dangeil, a royal Kushite town on the ...
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God’s Wives of Amun | The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
God’s Wives of Amun | The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
The Kushite princess Amenirdis I was a powerful God’s Wife of Amun. The adoption of king Kashta’s daug Amenirdis I, as God’s Wife of Amun made Kushite rule in Thebes legitimate.
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