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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:17am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Religion Anubis Doorjamb (showing Anubis). Sandstone. From Meroe. Excavations of the University of Pisa. Khartoum, National Museum. Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile. God of mummification. Nubians believed that Anubis attended the funerary ceremonies of the diseased. Anubis was believed to give life to the spirit of dead. This god also had another important task, which was to weight the heart of the dead against Maat (the concept of righteousness and justice). If the heart was heavier than Maat, Anibus prevented the dead person from entering the afterlife. If the heart was lighter than Maat, Anibus would allow the person to enter. Paintings of this god are present on the walls of, almost, every funerary chamber in Nubia. It is most likely that the cult of Anubis had originated in Nubia. Egyptian literature commonly associate his cult with Nubia. A poetic pyramid text from Egypt reads as follows: "The jackal awakes, the moon arises, The sleepers awake, the men of Nubia awake, For the great bittern which came from the Nile, For Anubis, who came from the tamarisk grove; Pure is the mouth of the king…"
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:20am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Religion Eye of Re Shield ring (showing the Eye of Re). In Munich. Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile. Protector of the pharaohs This Goddess was depicted as a uraeus, and was sometimes accompanied with a disk-shape. The ancient Nubians believed that the Eye of Re watched and protected the pharaoh from enemies by spitting flames on them. Thus, to the rulers of Nubia, the Eye of Re resembled the concept of being heavenly -protected. Part of an inscription found in a large cliff temple at Napata reads: ", , Eye of Re, Mistress of Heaven, queen of gods, residing in Napata;"1 This Goddess also resembled the pharaohs realm of political control. For example, Nubian Pharaohs adorned their crowns with double uraeus motifs, so that one uraeus recognized their rule over Nubia and the other recognized their rule over Egypt (Ancient Nubians believed that the land of Egypt to be part of Nubia; hence, rejecting the notion of an independent Egypt).
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by Epi: 12:22am On Nov 11, 2009 |
you are doing an exceptionally well job. i like how you show the different shades/facial features of sudanese. somehow, they have this arabic/ethiopian look keep it up! |
Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:24am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Amulet (showing Horus). Faience. From Kurru. Harvard University-MFA Boston Exhibition. Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile. Horus Father of the Pharaohs This God Represented the concept of pharaohnicship. He was believed to be the father of all the pharaohs. A new pharaoh would often identify him/her self with Horus. His images appear on, almost, every temple in Nubia. A translation of an offering table inscription from Semna, in Sudan, reads as follows: "Life (to) the Horus divine of forms, he of the Two Ladies Divine of births, the Golden Horus who has come into being, Dual King Khakaura, " (Translation from GEM)1
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:28am On Nov 11, 2009 |
thank you epi, however, to be perfectly honest sudan have all the faces of the african continent besides the khosians in south africa, and the population reflexs this diversity. anyone from other african countries can go to sudan without people really noticing. |
Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:29am On Nov 11, 2009 |
typo: reflects this diversity |
Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:34am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Religion Sebiumeker Guardian God Although Sebiumeker was a major god in Nubia, historians do not have a lot of information about how the ancient Nubians perceived him. Since representations of this god are often located near doorways, he is thought to resemble a guardian God. Enormous statues of this God flanked the doorways of the Amon Temple at Tabo and the Eastern Temple at Musawwarat es Sofra. Sebiumeker, along with another unknown, deity are identified at Tabo as "guardians of the temple"
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:39am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Bes Close up of necklace (showing Bes). Silver. From Meroe. Harvard University-MFA Boston Exhibition. Khartoum, National Museum. Source: Wildung, Dietrich. Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile. House god Bes was a local God in ancient Nubia. This god was thought to protect from evil spirits and bring good luck. Representations of Bes were uncovered in numerous numbers from ordinary and rich graves alike, throughout Nubia. The cult of Bes was associated with pregnancy and the health conditions of newborns. For that reason, Bes was particularly popular among women. His representations can be found in toilet items, such as mirrors, and jewelry. Also, Bes was strongly associated with music, dancing, humor, and sexuality. He is often depicted dancing and/or playing with musical instruments.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 5:30am On Nov 11, 2009 |
necklace spacer of king Armantelqo Golden Necklace Spacer 568-555 BC Material: Gold. Collection: Brooklyn (New York), The Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund 49.29 Description: On the front: "Son of Ra, Lord of the Crowns, Aramatelqo, may he live forever; Beloved of Hathor, Lady of Dendera, Mistress of the Gods, may she give life." On the back: "King of Upper and of Lower Egypt, Lord of the Two Lands, Wadj-ka-ra, may he live for ever; Beloved of Ra-Harakhte, the Great God, Master of Heaven, may he give life." this was excavated at the city of meroe northern sudan.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 5:42am On Nov 11, 2009 |
Stela of King Amanikabale, he ruled during the meroitic period in northern sudan. King Amanikhabale From the book Sudan: Ancient Kingdoms of the Nile, Dietrich Wildung, 1997, p. 273 Steatite; From Meroe, Amun Temple; Oxford Excavations (Garstang), 1911; Meroitic (50-40 BC) Khartoum, National Museum Amun, and on the right the goddess Mut in human form. Amun wears a feathered kilt and corselet, and on his head appears the double-plumed crown. Mut is shown with a winged garment and the Double Crown above a vulture diadem. While a star pattern adorns Amun's throne, a crouching winged sphinx, reminiscent of the Greek nemesis motif, appears on Mut's throne. Each deity is faced by the figure of a king presenting a triple-tiered broad collar. The fully preserved king at right bears on his ankle-length cloak a bird with outstretched wings in frontal view. Between Amun and Mut stands a tightly bound bundle of plants, whose uppermost end seems to be attached to Mut's crown. The beginning of the first two preserved lines of text, written in cursive script, reads: "King [Amanikha]-bale. . . [for his] wife Kaditede. . . ." The missing portion of the stela is probably located on a fragment in the Hermitage in St. Petersburg (K.-H. Priese). The richness of detail and powerful modeling place this stela among the very finest examples of Meroitic relief sculpture.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:05am On Nov 11, 2009 |
ancient meroitic writing. scholars are able to make out sounds and some meaning to somes words such as names, and gods, or prayers and libation, but outside of that much remains undeciphered, however there is a race among scholars across the world of the decipherment of the meroitic texts. there are many stone fragments and papyrus that remains decipherment. these texts could tell us the history of the african continent. the unraveling of the meroitic text is important to all africans, it is possible it can tell us our true origins and why did the vast majority of africans migranted out of the nile valley?
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:11am On Nov 11, 2009 |
ancient meroitic alphabet.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:38am On Nov 11, 2009 |
here is a article of the expedition of american DR. George A Reisner director of the harvard university- museum at the pyramid complex of nuri in northern sudan. his finding was good, but his racial interpetation is definitely unbecoming. however, besides his obvious racism he uncovered great deal in reference to the history of sudanese nile valley. http://www.gizapyramids.org/pdf%20library/bmfa_pdfs/bmfa16_1918_67to82.pdf |
Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:54pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
this is the ruins of Gedi kenya builted during the 14th century AD, and later abandoned in the early 16th century.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 12:56pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
gedi ruins in kenya builted by swalihis
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 1:36pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
Statue of Amenhotep I Sai Island in northern sudan New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty (1525-1504 BC) Sudan National Museum, Khartoum # 63/4/5 Description: To either side of the king's legs, on the front of the throne and continuing on to the pedestal, are two neatly incised columns of inscription, enclosed in a narrow rectangular frame, the hieroglyphs facing inwards. The inscriptions, which read from top to bottom, give in each case the king's titulary, prenomen and nomen followed by an epithet and dedication to a god, one Egyptian, the other Nubian: 'The good god, lord of the two lands, lord of ritual, Djeserkara, son of Ra of his body, beloved of him. Amenhotep, given life, beloved of Amen-Ra, lord [of the thrones of the two lands]'; 'The good god, lord of the two lands, lord of ritual, Djeserkara, son of Ra of his body, beloved of him. Amenhotep, given life, beloved of Dedun, lord of Ta-sety (Nubia)'.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 1:39pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
again ruins of gedi kenya
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 3:46pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
this is a very interest article from one of the newspapers in europe. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/arts/2004/09/09/chung_barkstand1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2004/sep/09/museums.sudan&usg=__FWWN1GKM7jWpnjNnq9gtcQXdYag=&h=128&w=128&sz=11&hl=en&start=195&um=1&tbnid=45uDbyBYLVRs-M:&tbnh=91&tbnw=91&prev=/images%3Fq%3Darcheology%2Bin%2Bsudan%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2ADFA_enUS338%26sa%3DN%26start%3D180%26um%3D1 |
Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 3:54pm On Nov 11, 2009 |
bark stand excavated at the na'ga temple in northern sudan Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bark stand Sandstone Naga, Temple of Amun, sanctuary, excavation 104/1 Kushite (Meroitic), first century AD, reign of King Natakamani and Queen Amanitore Left picture: The front side shows the falcon-headed Horus (left) and the ibis-headed Thoth (right) binding two plants, the papyrus and the lotus, around the central hieroglyphic emblem 'sema' (union). The papyrus represents Lower Egypt and the lotus represents Upper Egypt. Above this sign two cartouches are placed, crowned by a sun disc and double ostrich feather. The left (northern) cartouche contains the name of King Natakamani, while the right (southern) one the name of Queen Amanitore. Both are written in Meroitic hieroglyphs. Right picture: Below, two Nile gods are binding two plants, the papyrus and the lotus, around the central hieroglyphic emblem 'sema", with the queen's second Egyptian name Merikara on the south, and the kings's second Egyptian name Kheperkara on the north. The unification of Upper and Lower Egypt, symbolized by the sema motif, is the emblematic sign of political and cosmic order under the control of Kushite kingship. Naga, Temple of Amun, Hypostyle, excavation no. 101/19
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 5:47pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
more faces of sudan ethnic diversity
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 5:51pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
more ethnic diversity.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 5:59pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
here is more
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:03pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
four different faces like i showed above.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:09pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
continue faces of sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:11pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of sudan and the most likely faces you will encounter in the cities.
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:14pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:19pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
common faces in sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:26pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of sudan again
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:29pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:38pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of the diversity of sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 6:52pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
faces of the sudan
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Re: Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures by ababda: 7:05pm On Nov 12, 2009 |
what about the faces of egypt? like sudan egypt is also diverse, unlike other african countries both countries have shared ethnic groups that live on both side of the border. think about the hausa in northern nigeria and the hausa that live in niger, they are same people with a shared history and the same apply for egypt and this time northern sudan. however, many southern sudanese are viewed as foreigners and unforunately are treated as such. which is stupid. needless to say, here are some of the faces of today egypt.
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