JESOLO
SCULTURE DI SABBIA IX - VISIONS OF AFRICA Egypt
at War with Nubia
by Alexey
Dyakov. Moscow Russia
Alex
has been to the summer and winter show a half dozen times. A
great carver and good man, we welcome him.
Egypt, during
its Eighteenth Dynasty, took
control of the Nubian territories and named Lower Nubia "Wawat", and
Upper Nubia "Kush." During this time the Nubian culture was gradually
"Egyptianized", but retained much of its special Sudanese/Nubian
character. Shortly after the end of the Twentieth Dynasty, Egypt lost
control
of Nubia and the area declined until around 900 BC when a Nubian
monarchy began
to emerge with its capital at Napata. By 770 BC, the Kingdom of Kush
had
extended its borders north to the boundaries of the Upper Nile and
began to
take a leading role in African affairs that was to last 1000 years.
From 750 to
730 BC, Kush pushed northward, captured Egypt from Libyan control and
moved
their capital to Thebes. Kushite rulers adopted a crown which has a
double
cobra signifying Nubia and Egypt as their domain.[ BACK
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