Nubia (/ˈnuːbiə,ˈnjuː-/) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt)[1][2] as well as the confluence of the blue and white Niles (south of Khartoum in central Sudan)[2] or, more strictly, Al Dabbah.[1][3] Nubia was the seat of several civilizations of ancient Africa, including the Kerma culture, the kingdom of Kush, Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia.
King Senkamanisken slaying enemies at Jebel Barkal.[4]Meroitic prince smiting his enemies (early first century AD)
The Kingdom of Kerma was the first great power in Nubia. Military organization centred on archery as the infantry was mostly equipped with swords, axes, clubs and shields. Weapons during this period were made of bronze. The people of Kerma also served as mercenaries in Ancient Egypt. The Kingdom of Kush, successor to Kerma, improved military organization and logistics in Nubia. Iron technology was introduced in Kush by the Assyrians after their conquest of Egypt. This allowed the manufacture of iron weapons such as swords, spears and armor in Nubia.
The role of the Cavalry was extensive during the meroitic period due to innovation in chariotry, the use of war elephants and cavalry tactics. Siege warfare was vastly developed with the creation of siege engines by the 8th century BC. Kush was succeeded by a number of Christian kingdoms after its collapse in the 4th century AD. The organization of the armies and navies of these kingdoms was largely based on that of their predecessor.
^ abAppiah, Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis (2005). Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-517055-9.
^ abJanice Kamrin; Adela Oppenheim. "The Land of Nubia". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
^Raue, Dietrich (2019-06-04). Handbook of Ancient Nubia. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. ISBN 978-3-11-042038-8.
of the blue and white Niles (south of Khartoum in central Sudan) or, more strictly, Al Dabbah. Nubia was the seat of several civilizations ofancient...
NubiaNubia (/ˈnjuːbiə/) (Nobiin: Nobīn, Arabic: النُوبَة, romanized: an-Nūba) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first...
j, a nisba of mḏꜣ) was a demonym used in various ways throughout ancient Egyptian history to refer initially to a nomadic group from Nubia and later as...
well. The pharaoh Mentuhotep II commanded military campaigns south as far as the Second Cataract in Nubia, which had gained its independence during the...
The geographical region ofancientNubia covers the area from the First Cataract at Aswan in the north, to the Blue and White Niles at Khartoum in the...
time.[28] Southward, Egypt conquered Nubia.[29] Eastward, the Egyptians successfully conquered the ancient regions of Palestine and Syria, being opposed...
Oxford Handbook ofAncientNubia. Oxford University Press. p. 801. Jacques van der Vliet (2018). The Christian Epigraphy of Egypt and Nubia. Taylor & Francis...
ancient kingdom in Nubia, centered along the Nile Valley in what is now northern Sudan and southern Egypt. The region ofNubia was an early cradle of...
of Africa. California, USA: University of California Press. pp. 161–163. ISBN 978-0-520-06697-7. Emberling, Geoff (2011). Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa...
much ofNubia and a sizable portion of the Levant. After this period, it entered an era of slow decline. During the course of its history, Ancient Egypt...
led a great military expedition that reached deep into upper Nubia and inflicted a heavy defeat on them. A demotic papyrus from the reign of Ahmose II describes...
inextricably linked to that of the Ancient Near East. This is particularly true ofAncient Egypt and Nubia. In the Horn of Africa the Kingdom of Aksum ruled modern-day...
brought from Nubia and Libya were forced to stay in the boundaries of Egypt. One type of slavery in ancient Egypt granted captives the promise of an afterlife...
2016-06-08. O'Connor, David (1993). AncientNubia: Egypt's Rival in Africa. University of Pennsylvania, USA: University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology...
Egyptian governors particularly valued gold in Nubia and soldiers in the pharaoh's army. Egyptian military expeditions penetrated Kush periodically during...
Ancient Greece (Greek: Ἑλλάς, romanized: Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries...
in Nubia, present day Sudan, centered at Kerma. It seems to have been one of a number of Sudanese states during the Middle Kingdom period ofAncient Egypt...
cities during his rule and conquered much of the Near East from the Euphrates to Nubia during seventeen known military campaigns. He was the first pharaoh after...
part of his militaristic expansion of Egypt, Amenemhat I ordered the construction of multiple military forts in Nubia. He also reestablished diplomatic...
military expeditions into the Levant, where he reasserted Egyptian control over Canaan and Phoenicia; he also led a number of expeditions into Nubia,...
and economic zenith of the Middle Kingdom. The aggressive military and domestic policies of Senusret III, which re-subjugated Nubia and wrested power from...
2500 BC to 1500 BC in ancientNubia. The Kerma culture was based in the southern part ofNubia, or "Upper Nubia" (in parts of present-day northern and...
possible that she led military campaigns against Nubia and Canaan. 13th century BCE – Estimated time of the Trojan War. According to ancient sources, several...
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity. The span of recorded history is roughly...
Sneferu, the first king of the Fourth Dynasty, held territory from ancient Libya in the west to the Sinai Peninsula in the east, to Nubia in the south. An Egyptian...
Lower Nubia and established a kingdom. From inscriptions in the temple of Isis at Philae, a considerable amount is known about the structure of the Blemmyan...
island of Elephantine stood at the border between Egypt and Nubia. Trade routes would stop on Elephantine to deliver ivory, a precious good in Ancient Egypt...
Qustul and suggest that Nubians in Lower Nubia also had ritualistic practices that were independent ofAncient Egyptian religion. The materials that comprised...
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