segunda-feira, 21 de março de 2011

Estava eu a ver este link... quando... (não esqueçam de carregar onde diz "click to view caption" para verem imagens lindas de monumentos egípcios no Sudão).

http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2008/891//tr1.htm

In the reign of the Black Pharaohs

Which country has the largest collection of pyramids? Think again, for it is not Egypt, but Sudan. Join Mohamed El-Hebeishy as he visits north Sudan in search of answers

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the Northern Cemetery in Meroe, where more than 30 pyramids are in site

Our great grandfathers called it Ta-Seti, Land of the Bow. They were referring to the area south of the First Cataract at Aswan, and the reason behind the name was the unparalleled skill its inhabitants demonstrated when using the bow as a method of arm. Those excellent bowmen were actually the Kushites.

1 comentário:

  1. As pirâmides núbias são a expressão revivalista dos túmulos reais de forma piramidal do Império Antigo, que começaram a ganhar expressão com a XXV dinastia núbia oriunda de Kuch, com capital em Napata, e que continuaram depois.

    As pirâmides núbias, que os posteriores reis de Meroé continuaram a erigir ainda mais para sul, inspiram-se nas formas egípcias mas elas são mais pequenas e mais esguias.

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