The Beginnings of Egypt

Egypt became Egypt because of Africa.

"The Amrarian white-lined pottery was introduced into Egypt by 'Libyan invasions', while the Gerzean culture was brought there by 'the Eastern Desert Folk', who overran and dominated Egypt. Finally, Egypt was unified by the 'Falcon Tribe' or 'Dynastic Race', that certainly had originated in Elam and came to Egypt by way of Ethiopia..."

--Bruce Trigger, et. al. Ancient Egypt: A Social History, 1983.

Where did the Egyptian language come from?

"...The Afrasan language famiy...originated in Africa, in the regions between the Nubian Nile and the northern Ethiopian Highlands...and [moved] northward up the Nile...The arrival along the lower Nile of the ancient Egyptian language, a member of the Afrasan family, ultimately traces back to these northward movements."

--Christopher Ehret, The Civilizations of Africa, 3002, p. 38-39

Larry Ross, Nubia and Egypt 10,000 BC to 400 AD, 2012, p. 4-5

A New Book on Nubia: Nubia and Egypt (10, 000 B.C. to 400 A.D.)

My new book on Nubia will be published on February 28th, and I mention our discussions, and your trip to meet with Dr. Williams, in the book:

http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/welcome.jsp?action=search&type=isbn&term=0773426469&awaid=35779&awgid=0&awbid=0&awid=35779&awpid=0&awcr=&src=awin

Dr. Larry Ross
Professor of Anthropology
Social & Behavioral Sciences

Dr. Ross is referring to discussions I had in his office and discussions we had on--and about--the blog you are currently reading. We will post selections fronm his book on this blog.

Michael H. Brownstein

The First Mummies Did Not Come from Egypt

Egypt is famous for their mummies--but if the truth was told, Egypt was not the first mummy making society or even the originators of the idea,

This is from the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA, Mummy Exhibit, April 4th, 2012:

"...Mummies from ancient Peru, Chile, and Ecuador...Early South American societies created the earliest mummies in the world...7000 years ago."

Predynastic dynasty of Nubia: A women was buried in hot, dry sand about 5500 years ago. "Without water, bacteria could not breed, so her body did not decay. Many scholars believe this kind of natural mummification gave the Egyptians the idea for elaborate artificial mummification."

From the above, it appears Egypt not only did not invent the mummy, but copied it from the Nubians. It also appears mummification began in South America, not Egypt or Africa.

Nubia, Naqada and Black Topped Pottery

Naqada was located in the southern part (we call it Upper Egypt during the time of the Nubians). Black topped pottery originated with the Nubians and moved upwards through the south of Egypt into the north. Because we have limited written documentation, it is hard to discover the significance of the black topping of their pottery--if there is any symbolism or significance at all.

In the time period of Nubia and the beginnings of Egypt (which is directly correlated to Nubia as other posts in this blog illustrate, if not prove) many cultures believed they were The People. Egypt was one of them--but a close look at their writings and drawings in the Valley of the Kings shows they respected the Nubians as much as they respected themselves. (But I'm going off topic.)

Black topped pottery began in Nubia and spread north. The Naqada culture, a Nubian culture, may have been the originators of this pottery and the pattern of movement shows it began in Nubia and moved upwards into what is now called Egypt (Lower Egypt back in the predynasty period).

So what is the significance of the black top? Could it be the Nubians expression of dominance--black over the color red (the perceived color of the skin of people living above them)? Could it be their way of showing they were superior? We already know they were superior fighters and weapon makers. We already know they were excellent traders. Could it be because they lacked--or at least we have not discovered--a written language, the pottery expresses for them their feelings of superiority?

Unfortunately with the dams flooding much of the area rich with Nubian artifacts we may never know the answer.

An Open Letter to All of the Racists Out There

Read this blog, all of the entries, and then sit back, take a deep breath, think about it for a bit, and I hope you realize very little in  this world was a hundred percent developed by only one race of people.

Or open a few of the links blow:

http://historyofnubia.blogspot.com/2010/02/memes-first-egyptian-pharaoh-and-hes.html
http://historyofnubia.blogspot.com/2010/02/egypt-and-nubia-more-influences.html
http://historyofnubia.blogspot.com/2010/02/nubias-influence-on-egypt.html
http://historyofnubia.blogspot.com/2010/02/who-comes-first-again-nubia-or-egypt.html
http://historyofnubia.blogspot.com/2009/12/nubia-started-it-all.html

A Nubian Story

Click here to read it.

Note: I actually found this story when I was looking for stories from the Jewish Talmud.