#Aksumite conquest of the Kingdom of #Kush marks the end of the last great indigenous pharaonic style kingdom of the Nile. Vast amounts of ancient #African historical knowledge vanish, including records possibly older than many surviving #Egyptian accounts.

Coffin of King (Neferkha) Aspelta the Beloved of Amun-Ra. The granite sarcophagus (Nuri, #Sudan, c. 593–568 BCE) now rests in #Boston. Carved with hawk & jackal guardians, it shows the power of #Kushite kings even though his body & wooden coffins are lost. (looted)

King Natakamani & Queen Amanitore “King of Upper and Lower Egypt / Lord of the Two Lands”, he used this title even though #Egypt was under Roman rule. its like: we are the heirs of this #civilization. In Apedemak Temple in #kush Carved, (smashing enemies beneath their feet).

If you stripped the crown and beard from Amenemhat I, and placed him among these Kushites whom carved in a #temple wall, he would blend right in because the #Egyptians and #Kushites were not different peoples. What made them “different” was #political messaging, not in reality.

From the Nile to the savannas, Nubians and Maasai speak languages thousands of miles apart, yet tiny echoes connect them. Ancient voices never fade. #Maasai #Nubians #Africa

The #Beja (Medjay) tribe, #warriors of the Nile Valley #civilizations, call themselves the ‘Iron Beja’ to honor their strength and courage in battles. They proudly declare, ‘When our fathers stand, they cover the sun.’” #Kemet #Kush #egypt2025

Bronze statue of an unidentified #Kushite king (Meroë period), inlaid with gold. #Africa #africanart #AfricaRising

Residents of Al-Dakka, a Nubian village in Lower Nubia #Egypt 1901. Photos taken By: Walther Von Hallwyl

Nubian women in front of their home in Al-Dirr village, Lower Nubia 1852, #Egypt. #africa #ancientcivilizations #History