The Napatan Neo-Kushite State 1
The Intermediate Period and Second Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23562395 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce Williams (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw, corresponding author), Bruce Beyer Williams (Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Pages | 411-432 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190496272.013.59 |
| OpenAlex | W3141423726 |
| ISBN | 9780190496272 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Egyptian authority in Nubia evaporated at the end of the 20th Dynasty. For three centuries to ca. 750 bce, little remains of occupation or social organization. Recent research has identified occupation, continuing New Kingdom sites, and sites of new groups. The inscription of a queen regnant, Katimala, shows persisting Egyptian institutions and their naturalization. By 750 bce, Kush consolidated and its ruler, Kashta, acquired the area of Thebes in Egypt without evidence of struggle. His son, Piankhy, overcame an attack by northern rulers to control the entire country, initiating revival in Egypt and monumental civilization in Kush. However, the Kushite-Egyptian state soon confronted Assyrian aggression whose large-scale assaults replaced the Kushites with the Saite dynasty. For half a century Kush continued along monumental lines, marked by royal sculptures, inscriptions, palatial architecture, and a great trading center near Gebel Barkal. However, Psamtek II, Saite ruler of Egypt’s great campaign ended Kushite ambitions to the north.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Civilization · Geography · Political science · Politics · Queen (butterfly) · Reign · Ruler · Sculpture · State (computer science) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Architecture · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Law
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Historical Implications of the Pottery from the Earliest Tombs at El Kurru
The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100-650 BC)
Sennacherib's Babylonian Problem
Esarhaddon, Egypt, and Shubria
Castles and Churches in the Middle Nile Region
New Kingdom Pharaonic Sites
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |