Viceroy of Kush
Appearance
Viceroy of Kush inhieroglyphs | ||||||||
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Sa-nisut-n-Kush Sꜣ-nswt-n-Kꜣš King's Son of Kush |
The formerKingdom of KermainNubia,was a province ofancient Egyptfrom the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by aviceroywho reported directly to the EgyptianPharaoh.
The 'King's Son of Kush' ruled the area north of theThird Cataract.The area was divided into Wawat in the north, centered atAniba,and Kush in the south, centered atSolebduring theEighteenth Dynasty of Egyptand thenAmara West.The title lapsed under Paiankh.Pinedjem IInamed one of his wives 'Superintendent of Southern Foreign Lands and Viceroy Kush'.[1]
List of Viceroys
[edit]Below is a list of viceroys mainly based on a list assembled byGeorge Reisner.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Edwards, David (2004).The Nubian Past.Oxon: Routledge. pp.106,117.ISBN9780415369886.
- ^Edwards, The Cambridge ancient history, Volumes 1-3, 2000, pg 299 and 348
- ^The Viceroys of Ethiopia (Continued) by George A. Reisner, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, vol. 6, No. 2. (Apr., 1920), pp. 73-88.
- ^abcKitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
- ^Dodson, Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty, American University in Cairo Press, 2010
- ^P. Pamminger,Göttinger Miszellen137 (1993), 79-86
- ^Briant Bohleke, An Ex Voto of the Previously Unrecognized Viceroy Setmose,Göttinger Miszellen85 (1985), 13-24
- ^abGerard P.F. Broekman,The Leading Theban Priests of Amun and their Families under Libyan Rule,The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 96 (2010), pp. 125-148
Further reading
[edit]- George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Jan., 1920), pp. 28–55.
- George A. Reisner, The Viceroys of Ethiopia (Continued), The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Apr., 1920), pp. 73–88.