Pharaoh of the Two Lands, the African epic of the kings of Napata.
Louvre editions| N° d'inventaire | 25628 |
| Format | 24.5 x 28.5 |
| Détails | 448 p., numerous illustrations, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2022 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9788412096972 |
In the 8th century BC, the land of Kush, in Nubia and beyond, long dominated by Egypt, regained its independence. Its religious and political capital was located at Napata, in the region of the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. We are in the heart of present-day Sudan. It was from here that the founding kings of the 25th Egyptian dynasty emerged, warriors and builders, who unified Egypt and the land of Kush into a single vast kingdom stretching from the Nile Delta to the confluence of the White and Blue Niles.
The most famous of these Kushite pharaohs, mentioned in the Bible, is undoubtedly Taharqa, a worthy heir to the great figures of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, crowned in Memphis "master of the Two Lands." By installing themselves on the throne of the pharaohs, however, the kings of Kush inherited the Assyrian threat and their reigns were a succession of wars and battles won or lost, sieges of fortresses, sacks of cities and deportations...
This sumptuous work, while recounting an epic, reveals a civilization, that of the Napatan kingdom, its kings and queens, through rich and original works: steles and monumental granite statues, bronze and gold statuettes, royal jewels and crowns. A large part is given to the latest discoveries, including that in 2003 of the royal statues of Doukki Gel, in Sudanese Nubia, which had left its mark.
In the 8th century BC, the land of Kush, in Nubia and beyond, long dominated by Egypt, regained its independence. Its religious and political capital was located at Napata, in the region of the Fourth Cataract of the Nile. We are in the heart of present-day Sudan. It was from here that the founding kings of the 25th Egyptian dynasty emerged, warriors and builders, who unified Egypt and the land of Kush into a single vast kingdom stretching from the Nile Delta to the confluence of the White and Blue Niles.
The most famous of these Kushite pharaohs, mentioned in the Bible, is undoubtedly Taharqa, a worthy heir to the great figures of the Old and Middle Kingdoms, crowned in Memphis "master of the Two Lands." By installing themselves on the throne of the pharaohs, however, the kings of Kush inherited the Assyrian threat and their reigns were a succession of wars and battles won or lost, sieges of fortresses, sacks of cities and deportations...
This sumptuous work, while recounting an epic, reveals a civilization, that of the Napatan kingdom, its kings and queens, through rich and original works: steles and monumental granite statues, bronze and gold statuettes, royal jewels and crowns. A large part is given to the latest discoveries, including that in 2003 of the royal statues of Doukki Gel, in Sudanese Nubia, which had left its mark.