#taharqa

[rogue-centric]

"The Order of Ancients will remember me as the bringer of waters and a builder of cities!"

[contremineur]

Juliette Agnel, Taharqa et la nuit 6 (2019)

from here

[blackbrownfamily]

[spiritsdancinginthenight]

kushite ushabti figures of taharqa, 664 b.c., nuri (nubia), modern sudan. british museum. EA55488

[egyptologylessons]

Figurine of the Kushite Pharaoh Taharqa and the Falcon God Hemen Taharqa (𓇿𓉔𓃭𓈎) “t3-h-rw-q”, a 25th dynasty pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’ of the “Kushite Empire”, is offering wine while he is on his knees. He is wearing the shendit 𓈙𓈖𓆓𓅱𓏏𓋯 “šnḏw.t” loincloth, headband, double uraeus 𓅜𓏏𓆘 “3ḫ.t” offering two jars of nu 𓏌, (in front); Hemen (falcon). He brandishes a erect uraeus on his forehead 𓏅𓈖𓏏𓂉 “ḫnt” skullcap. In Egyptian mythology, Hemen 𓎛𓏠𓈖𓁜 “ḥmn” was a falcon–god, worshipped 𓇼𓄿𓀃 “dw3” in Hefat, who was depicted during the Old Kingdom as slaying hippopotami 𓂧𓃀����𓏪 “dbw” and other symbolic forces of chaos. Dimensions: Height: 19.7cm; Length: 26cm; Width: 10.3cm Material and technique Material: wood (wooden base), bronze (Taharqa), chloritite (Hemen) Secondary material: silver (wooden base veneer), gold (Hemen) 📸 @museelouvre 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptology #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #taharqa #hemen #pharaoh #statuette #falcon #guilded #louvremuseum (at Louvre Museum Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnzV1Wbu0l5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[auditoreum]

Sands of the Scarab.

[tyrannoninja]

Taharqa Invades Spain

The young Prince Taharqa of Kush, fated to become king of an empire that spreads from his homeland in Sudanese Nubia all the way down to the Nile Delta, leads an invasion of southern Spain circa 700 BC. This is of course another alternate history scenario, but the inspiration came from a handful of apocryphal accounts from historians such as Strabo and Ahmed ibn Mohammed al-Makhari that report that he ventured to the “pillars of Heracles” (the Gibraltar Strait between Spain and Morocco) and led an expedition into Spain. Archaeological evidence of such Kushite forays remains undiscovered, but considering that the Phoenicians from Lebanon had already established trading posts on the Spanish coast as far afield as modern Cadiz by that time, an army from the Nile Valley making it there is not totally impossible. Who knows, maybe Taharqa and his soldiers here are defending one of the Phoenician settlements from hostile local tribes?

[arte-e-homoerotismo]

Detalhe do faraó egípcio Taharqa da 25ª dinastia

Praça Veneza, Trieste, Itália 

Detail of the Egyptian Pharoah Taharqa of the 25th dynasty Piazza Venezia, Trieste, Italy

[lightdancer1]

Pharaoh Taharqa happens to be another case of the early intersections of Jewish and Black history:

Ironically posterity would make Taharqa one of many cases of a Pharaoh whose reign wound up caught up in the discussions of Biblical historicity, in the proof of the existence of King Hezekiah of Judah/Yehudah/Yahud, fighting against both Sennacherib, who besieged Judah and helping to relieve the Israelite Kingdom, and then getting driven back into Kush by Sennecharib's successor as Emperor of Assyria, Esarhaddon.

Taharqa would have seen this as one of many battles and campaigns in a long career that brought the Kushite dynasty to its furthest reaches, Hezekiah and his Edomite counterpart as tribute-paying subordinates to him after he liberated them, and his career as predominantly directed against Assyria much as the most powerful Pharaohs fought the Hittites and the Mitanni.

Taharqa also makes the same point that would recur in other points, that rulers of Africa did have the power to push into Asia and Europe where geography permitted. It was not just the Amazigh or the Khemetic peoples who did this, where it was possible, the rulers of Black Africa did so and did so unapologetically like everyone else did.

Unfortunately geography meant that it was much harder to push up north against the weight of world states like Assyria, Rome, or the original Caliphates (not so much against the fragmented successors or the smaller state orders that were much more vulnerable).

[egypt-museum]

Menat of Taharqa: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet, implying his divine status.

The delicate faience material indicates the menat was not meant for use as part of a menat necklace shaken in temple ceremonies, but rather might have been a temple donation or possibly intended for the pharaoh's burial.

Third Intermediate Period, 25th Dynasty (Kushite), ca. 690-664 BC. Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 41.160.104

[cityof2morrow]

Gallery Collection 001

Published: 2-21-2024 | Updated: N/A SUMMARY This is the first in a series of upcoming investment objects for Sims 2 – things your sims can use to generate income over time. From 1975-2000, Anheuser-Busch, Inc. commissioned 30 paintings of African kings and queens for an extended outreach and marketing campaign. This set of paintings features artwork from this amazing series. Celebrate Black History Month 2024! #co2bhm #bhm2024 #sims2bhm.   *No copyright infringement intended – I own no rights to these images.

DETAILS Requires Sims 2. Requires Apartment Life for shiftability. §1K-15K | Buy > Deco > Wall Hangings Paintings are centered on 1-tile but cover more tiles than that. They come in various gallery sizes and images have been edited to fit the mesh. After purchase, their value increases by approximately 2% daily – watch out for burglars! Files with “MESH” in their name are REQUIRED. Frame recolors include EA/Maxis and yeti textures. Frame and painting recolors are merged into two files so you’ll have to take them or leave them. ITEMS Great Kings & Queens of Africa: Paintings 001-006 (92-764 poly) DOWNLOAD (choose one) from SFS | from MEGA

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Akhenaton Pharaoh of Egypt (1375-1358 BC) by Barbara Higgins Bond

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Askia Muhammaed Toure King of Songhay (1493-1529) by Leo Dillon

Benhanzin Hossu Bowelle—The King Shark (1841-1906) by Thomas Blackshear II

Cleopatra VII Queen of Egypt (69-30 BC) by Ann Marshall

Hannibal Ruler of Carthage (247-183 BC) by Charles Lilly

Hatshepsut The Ablest Queen of Far Antiquity (1503-1482 BC) by Dean Mitchell

Idris Alooma Sultan of Bornu (1580-1617) by Charles Lilly (1949-)

Ja Ja King of the Opobo (1821-1891) by Jonathan Knight

Khama III The Good King of Bechuanaland (1819-1923) by Carl Owens

Makeda Queen of Sheba (960 BC) by Debra Edgerton

Mansa Kankan Musa King of Mali (1306-1337) by Barbara Higgins Bond

Menelek II King of Kings of Abyssinia (1844-1913) by Dow Miller

Moshoeshoe King of Batsutoland (circa 1786-1870) by Jerry Pinkney

Mwana Ngana Ndumba Tembo—Ruler of the Angolan Tchokwe (1840-1880 circa) by Kenneth Calvert

Nandi Queen of Zululand (1778-1826 AD) by HM Rahsaan Fort II

Nefertari Nubian Queen of Egypt (192-1225 BC) by Steve Clay

Nehanda of Zimbabwe (1862-1898) by Lydia Thompson

Nzingha—Amazon Queen of Matambo (1582-1663) by Dorothy Carter

Osei Tutu King of Asante (circa 1650-1717) by Alfred Smith

Queen Amina of Zaria (1588-1589) by Floyd Cooper

Samory Toure The Black Napoleon of the Sudan (1830-1900) by Ezra Tucker

Shaka-King of the Zulus (1787-1828) by Paul Collins

Shamba Bolongongo African King of Peace (1600-1620) by Roy LaGrone

Sunni Ali Beer King of Songhay (circa 1442-1492) by Leo Dillon

Taharqa King of Nubia (710-664 BC) by John Thomas Biggers

Tenkamenin King of Ghana (1037-1075 AD) by Alexander Bostic

Thutmose III Pharaoh of Egypt (753-712 BC) by Antonio Wade

Tiye The Nubian Queen of Egypt (circa 1415-1340 BC) by Leonard Jenkins

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[thepastisalreadywritten]

Rassam Cylinder, a ten-sided clay cylinder that was created in c. 643 BC, during the reign of King Ashurbanipal (c. 685 BC - 631 BC) who ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 - 631 BC.

It was discovered in the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, near Mosul, present-day Iraq, by Hormuzd Rassam (3 October 1826 - 16 September 1910) in 1854.

In over 1,300 lines of cuneiform text, the cylinder records nine military campaigns of Ashurbanipal, including his wars with Egypt, Elam and his brother, Shamash-shum-ukin.

It also records his accession to the throne and his restoration of the Palace of Sennacherib.

The cylinder is the most complete chronicle on the life of Ashurbanipal.

There are some extracts from the cylinder below:

"I am Ashurbanipal, offspring of Ashur and Bêlit, the oldest prince of the royal harem, whose name Ashur and Sin, the lord of the tiara, have named for the kingship from earliest (lit., distant) days, whom they formed in his mother's womb, for the rulership of Assyria; whom Shamash, Adad and Ishtar, by their unalterable (lit., established) decree, have ordered to exercise sovereignty.

Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who begot me, respected the word of Ashur and Bêlit-ilê (the Lady of the Gods), his tutelary (divinities), when they gave the command that I should exercise sovereignty.

In the month of Airu, in the month of Ea, the lord of mankind, the twelfth day, an auspicious day, the feast day of Gula, at the sublime command which Ashur, Bêlit, Sin, Shamash, Adad, Bêl, Nabû, Ishtar of Nineveh, Queen of Kidmuri, Ishtar of Arbela, Urta, Nergal, Nusku, uttered, he gathered together the people of Assyria, great and small, from the upper to (lit., and) lower sea.

That they would accept (lit., guard) my crown princeship, and later my kingship, he made them take an oath by the great gods, and so he strengthened the bonds (between them and me)....

By the order of the great gods, whose names I called upon, extolling their glory, who commanded that I should exercise sovereignty, assigned me the task of adorning their sanctuaries, assailed my opponents on my behalf, slew my enemies, the valiant hero, beloved of Ashur and Ishtar, scion of royalty, am I.

Egyptian Campaign:

"In my first campaign I marched against Magan, Meluhha, Taharqa, king of Egypt and Ethiopia, whom Esarhaddon, king of Assyria, the father who begot me, had defeated, and whose land he brought under his sway.

This same Taharqa forgot the might of Ashur, Ishtar and the other great gods, my lords, and put his trust upon his own power.

He turned against the kings and regents whom my own father had appointed in Egypt.

He entered and took residence in Memphis, the city which my own father had conquered and incorporated into Assyrian territory.

A swift courier came to Nineveh and reported to me.

At these deeds, my heart became enraged, my soul cried out. I raised my hands in prayer to Ashur and the Assyrian Ishtar.

I mustered my mighty forces, which Ashur and Ishtar had placed into my hands. Against Egypt and Ethiopia, I directed the march."

Rassam Cylinder records the reign of Ashurbanipal until c. 645 BC.

The latter years of his reign are poorly recorded, probably due to the fact that the Neo-Assyrian Empire was plagued with troubles.

One of Ashurbanipal's last known inscription reads:

"I cannot do away with the strife in my country and the dissensions in my family; disturbing scandals oppress me always.

Illness of mind and flesh bow me down; with cries of woe I bring my days to an end.

On the day of the city god, the day of the festival, I am wretched; death is seizing hold upon me, and bears me down..."

Rassam Cylinder is currently on display in the British Museum.

A truly remarkable, yet biased, insight into the reign of Ashurbanipal and the world in which he lived.

📷: © Anthony Huan

[dian-and-the-gods]

Aman

Also known as Amani. Ram-headed god of the sun, creation, divination, virility, fertility, divine help and rulership. One of the chief gods of the Kushites, he was the main god before Lord Apedemak. He was syncretised with the Egyptian god Amun, and his consort may be the goddess Mata (equivalent to Egyptian Mut)

This was his temple in the city of Napata

And here are some images of him commissioned by kushite Pharaoh Taharqa:

and one by Queen Amanishakheto from the 1st century BCE:

A prayer to him by Pharaoh Taharqa reads:

"Oh Great God, swift one. Who comes to him who calls. Watch my sister for me, the woman born in the same womb as me. Do for her as I have done for you. Spontaneous miracles that cannot be denied. Elevate her children and make them prosper, even as you did for me.”

[spectator-ion]

pls infodump about the kingdom of kush

I'll be honest, I learnt most of my stuff through late night wiki dives, but it's a fascinating thing.

For one thing, while it changed massively over time, the kingdom of Kush lasted for so many centuries, even with conflict from it's neighbours, the Egyptians and Assyrians.

The parts I think are fantastic are the 25th dynasty when they conquered Egypt and started building pyramids along the Nile. It wasn't a particularly peaceful time, but I love that they left their mark on the land there.

^ these were built in the time of Taharqa and after

Also the society had higher levels of woman involvement for the time. For instance the position Kandake was for the sister of the king as the bearer of the heir to the throne. This allowed for women to rule as Queen regents so to speak, and there are at least eleven of these such rulers in the kingdom of Kush.

They traded with the Romans, revolted against Roman taxes and outlasted then, which is fantastic in itself, even if the kingdom had moved further south in the continent at that point.

They used all sorts of ways to improve agriculture, including a type of water wheel called 'saqiyah' which helped to lift heavy amounts of water. Reservoirs were made all over the kingdom and some still remain to this day. Also they have some fantastic statues of their rulers.

^ Taharqa's the tall one at the back.

Honestly I'm still learning so much. I can't summarise a millennia of a kingdom in one excited garble of a post, and I am happy enough to just point and say 'Look! Ancient civilisations being super cool! Look at that!'

So thanks for the ask, and I hope this was alright :)

[leofrith]

taharqa the scarab doing everything he did to secure his legacy for his son....... khaliset the hyena doing everything she did out of grief and a misguided belief that she could resurrect her daughter....... bayek and aya doing everything they're doing to avenge their son.......... origins is all about people protecting and loving and mourning their children in the most violent and unhealthy ways possible ❤️

[trendingnews19]

Every nation has its heroes, history and myths.In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the rulers of the Nubian civilisation, ancient Egypt's rival, in the Upper Nile Valley. For decades, the racism of early archaeologists diminished the glory of ancient Nubia. Upon discovering the pyramid of Nubian Pharoah Taharqa, the father of Egyptology George Reisner noted the structure could not possibly belong to "inferior negroids" and attributed it to a resettled Egyptian governor.Today, that glory is diminished by a deadly war that is spreading across Sudan.South of Taharqa's pyramid complex in Nuri, northern Sudan, another smattering of pyramids make up the UNESCO heritage site Meroë. Image: Some of Sudan's pyramids have been reconstructed but the site is devoid of visitors Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior queens known as the "Kandakas", is now hushed and empty.A sand dune has swallowed the entrance building and removed any trace of past visitors. "Tourism has completely stopped," says tour guide Abdelmagid. "We have had no salaries for months."I have eight children and I am in debt to feed them. The shops I borrow food from have stopped giving me food because I can't pay them back." Image: Guide Abdelmagid is unable to afford food for his eight children The lack of income is coupled with the fear that the conflict will spread to their home village adjacent to the pyramids.Just 124 miles away in the war-torn capital Khartoum, the National Museum of Sudan is a base for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a militia turned paramilitary group hell-bent on conquering the country.While they fight Sudan's army for control, the RSF have looted the homes of millions and sold off the ancient relics that once filled the museum."We heard about the museum, so much was taken," says Abdelmajid. "It was destroyed and looted - just like these pyramids once were." Image: The tops of the Meroë pyramids were blown by a treasure hunter in the 1830s He's talking about the tops of Meroë pyramids that were blown up with dynamite in the 1830s by Guiseppe Ferline, an Italian explorer hunting for treasure.The intricate gold jewellery of the Kandakas now sits in museums around the world - from the Boston Museum of Fine Art to the Egyptian Museum of Berlin. Image: The Tomb of Nubian Queen Kandaka The Kandakas were not just known for their gold but for their fearless defence of the land.In 2019, when a revolution toppled military dictator Omar al Bashir after 30 years, the name Kandaka was used to describe the fearless young women facing death to march for equality and civilian rule.Read more:How war has been waged on girls in SudanUK to double aid amid 'unimaginable suffering'Farmers in Sudan on verge of mass starvation It was a moment of hope that led to a revival of pride in Sudan's powerful past and fierce female icons.The one-eyed warrior queen Amanirenas is known for waging battles against encroaching Roman rule and eventually, sending envoys to meet Caesar Augustus on the island of Somos to enter a trade agreement with Rome as equals.Her successor Amanishaketo, etched into the side of the Meroë pyramids, upheld the prosperity and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Kush. Image: The face of Queen Amanishaketo carved into the side of a pyramid A sandstone relief depicting Queen Amanishaketo next to two deities is among the ancient treasures under threat of RSF robbery in the National Museum in Khartoum.Our history took centuries to be recognised and faces erasure once again. Once buried under a blanket of racism and poverty and now, engulfed by the greed of war and erosion of neglect. atOptions = 'key' : '6c396458fda3ada2fbfcbb375349ce34', 'format' : 'iframe', 'height' : 60, 'width' : 468, 'params' : ;