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It includes Nubian people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Aspelta's name being erased in some places also suggests that he faced some unknown internal political controversy. [62] Nu. 8 [63] Phase II: Little information is recorded from Kush during the reigns of the kings immediately following Aspelta. [20] The chronology is approximate and not much is known other than names and places of burial. [64 ...
The following names all come from a regnal list written in 1922, which is partially based on native traditions and older regnal lists, but also contains additional names of Coptic and Nubian origin, the latter due to its association with the word "Aethiopia" in ancient and Biblical texts.
The origin of the names Nubia and Nubian are contested. Based on cultural traits, some scholars believe Nubia is derived from the Ancient Egyptian : nbw "gold", [ 22 ] although there is no such usage of the term as an ethnonym or toponym that can be found in known Egyptian texts; the Egyptians referred to people from this area as the nḥsj.w .
Nubia (/ ˈ nj uː b i ə /, Nobiin: Nobīn, [2] Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), and the area between the first cataract of the Nile (south of Aswan in southern Egypt) or more strictly, Al Dabbah.
Nubian women (5 C) Pages in category "Nubian people" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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The Christian Nubian society was matrilineal [196] and women enjoyed a high social standing. [197] The matrilineal succession gave the queen mother and the sister of the current king as forthcoming queen mother great political relevance. [196] This importance is attested by the fact that she constantly appears in legal documents. [198]