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Massive Taharqa statue discovered deep in Sudan
About a week back Heritage Key published a story about the discovery of a massive, one ton, statue of Taharqa that was found deep in Sudan. Taharqa was a pharaoh of the 25th dynasty of Egypt and came to power ca. 690 BC. The pharaohs of this dynasty were from Nubia – a territory located... »
Nubian treasures at the Clay Center
Image via Wikipedia “Lost Kingdoms of the Nile” at the Clay Center in Charleston, West Virginia features more than 200 objects on loan from the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The exhibit, which continues through April, made only one other stop on this tour — at the Michael C. Carlos Museum in Atlanta. A colorful... »
Put on your pants, ladies
Image via Wikipedia Egypt’s top Islamic authority defended women’s rights to wear trousers in public. In response to a question deemed by the cleric as “strange and weird”, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said that trousers covering women’s bodies are permitted, though they should be loose and not see through. He specified that “stretch” pants were in... »
No Nile water deal
Egypt and neighboring Sudan are the Nile’s largest consumers. Egypt, which lies at the end of the river as it flows into the Mediterranean, does not contribute any water to the Nile system. But it has the largest population — 80.24 million — and the greatest military power among the riparian states and thus... »
New Nile treaty adopted despite Egypt and Sudan opposition
Image via Wikipedia Failure by Egypt and Sudan to come up with a common stand during the Nile Council of Ministers’ assembly in Kinshasa, DR Congo, frustrated their attempts to block a new pact to govern the use of River Nile waters. To the disappointment of the two downstream countries, the pact was adopted and... »
UNESCO celebrates Nubian salvage at Aswan
Fifty years on from the earnest appeal sent out from Egypt and Sudan for an international salvage campaign for the Nubian monuments, UNESCO will be celebrating this important anniversary with the conference: ‘Lower Nubia: Revisiting memories of the past, envisaging perspectives for the future’ to be held on March 21-24. With the construction of the... »
Ram statues could help decipher ancient script
Three ancient ram statues newly discovered in Sudan could help decipher the oldest script in sub-Saharan Africa whose secrets are mysterious to the modern world. The statues symbolize the god Amen, and include the first discovery of a complete royal dedication in Meroitic script, only found before in fragments. The rams were excavated at El-Hassa,... »
Technology and archaeology at odds again
Image via Wikipedia The Meroe High Dam, otherwise known as the Multi-Purpose Hydro Project or Hamdab Dam, is well underway — and the archaeological remains of the ancient African kingdom of Meroe which developed along the upper reaches of the Nile is destined to oblivion. The purpose of the dam being constructed close to the Fourth... »
