Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia

Inbunden, Engelska, 2003

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The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history through a Nubian perspective, rather than on the more common Egypto-centrism perspective, and the coverage is based on the latest and best archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Newly created maps of the general area and its specific regions and place names and a photospread showing important related features of the region are included. A detailed chronology provides a timeline of historical events, and an introductory narrative shapes the overall history and leads to the main body of the work in the form of a cross-referenced dictionary. The descriptive entries cover the main features of the region in the various periods that are key not only to Nubian events, but also to the important interactions they had with Egypt to the north. Nine appendices and an extensive bibliography conclude this work.Lobban has been teaching Nubian studies in undergraduate classrooms for thirty years, and this book is a product of his hands-on experiences as well as extensive anthropological fieldwork and travel in Sudanese and Egyptian Nubia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2003-12-09
Mått150 x 223 x 37 mm
Vikt794 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieHistorical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
Antal sidor560
FörlagScarecrow Press
ISBN9780810847842

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Part 1 Editor's ForewrodPart 2 AcknowledgmentsPart 3 PrefacePart 4 Spelling and Alphabetical Conventions and AbbreviationsPart 5 MapsPart 6 ChronologyPart 7 IntroductionPart 8 IllustrationsPart 9 THE DICTIONARYPart 10 AppendixChapter 11 I. Main Language Groups Associated with Ancient NubiaChapter 12 II. New Kingdom Viceroys of NubiaChapter 13 III. Proposed Reconstruction of Kinship in the 25th DynastyChapter 14 IV. 25th Dynasty DynamicsChapter 15 V. Near Eastern Dynasties in the Ninth to Seventh Centuries BCEChapter 16 VI. The Salvage of Ancient Nubian Temples in EgyptChapter 17 VII. The Salvage of Ancient Nubian Temples in SudanChapter 18 VIII. Implications of the High Dam at AswanChapter 19 IX. Table of Meroitic Hieroglyphs and CursivePart 20 BibliographyChapter 21 IntroductionChapter 22 I. General or Survey ReferencesChapter 23 II. BibliographiesChapter 24 III. Prehistoric and Early Neolithic TimesChapter 25 IV. A-Group, C-Group, and Relations with Dynastic EgyptChapter 26 V. Kerma (Yam)Chapter 27 VI. 25th Dynasty and Early Napatan TimesChapter 28 VII. Late Napatan and Meroitic TimesChapter 29 VIII. Greco-Roman TimesChapter 30 IX. Post-Meroitic TimesChapter 31 X. Christian and Medieval NubiaChapter 32 XI. Early TravelersChapter 33 XII. Arabic SourcesChapter 34 XIII. M.A. Theses, Ph.D. Dissertations, and Related PublicationsChapter 35 XIV. Children's and Specialty Books and FilmsChapter 36 XV. Modern Nubian Salvage and Relocation (Low Dam and High Dam)Chapter 37 XVI. Museums and ArchivesChapter 38 XVII. Geology of Nubia and SudanChapter 39 XVIII. LanguageChapter 40 XIX. Modern Nubian Region EthnographyPart 41 About the Author

...one of the dictionary's strengths is the author's insight, present throughout. Entries exhibit a fair amount of interpretation, many with qualifiers such as 'was presumed to be semi-sedentary' or 'may or may not have been the true lineal descendant of', which gives a broader indication of the state of Nubian studies. By such phrasing the reader is made aware of debated issues and in many cases on which side the author stands....Ancient and Medieval Nubia will serve both students and scholars, particularly those who are not Nubian specialists.