Images of Nubia - mdk12
Images of Nubia - mdk12
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<strong>Images</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nubia</strong> – Page 1 <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
A <strong>Nubia</strong>n Princess in her Ox-chariot, from the Egyptian Tomb <strong>of</strong> Huy, ca. 1320 B.C.<br />
Ceramic Jar. Anibeh. 100 B.C. - A.D. 30<br />
Woman <strong>of</strong> Royal Rank<br />
1st or 2nd Century A.D.<br />
I. Khartum National<br />
Iron and Bronze Arrowheads.<br />
100 B.C. - A.D. 100<br />
Bronze Caldron and Bronze Bowl<br />
Developed by Betsy Johnson, MSDE, 11-02
<strong>Images</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nubia</strong> – Page 2 <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
South wall <strong>of</strong> the funerary chapel <strong>of</strong> pyramid at Meroë.<br />
This inscription is probably from Queen Shanadakhete (d. 160 B.C.).<br />
Seated behind Shanadakhete is her husband. At Meroë the candace system <strong>of</strong><br />
government made the Queen Mother the central political figure, and the queens<br />
were either the principal ruler or at least equal to their husbands as co-ruler.<br />
This relief fragment from the tomb <strong>of</strong> one<br />
<strong>of</strong> the wives <strong>of</strong> King Mentouhotep ca. 2000 B.C.<br />
Pyramid-tomb <strong>of</strong> king Tarekeniwal<br />
at Meroe, 1st century<br />
Casket with lid, wood with carved<br />
ivory inlay. 100 B.C. - A.D. 300<br />
Developed by Betsy Johnson, MSDE, 11-02
<strong>Images</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nubia</strong> – Page 3 <strong>of</strong> 3<br />
The <strong>Nubia</strong>n Alphabet<br />
a<br />
e<br />
ê<br />
i<br />
y<br />
w<br />
b<br />
p<br />
m<br />
n<br />
ñ<br />
r<br />
I<br />
h<br />
h<br />
s<br />
š<br />
k<br />
q<br />
t<br />
te<br />
tê<br />
d<br />
Developed by Betsy Johnson, MSDE, 11-02
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