Egypt
Reuters UK
- In The Field: More Re Taharqa Statue
The Independent, UK (Owen Jarus) With a photograph of the statue in situ. No statue of a pharaoh has ever been found further south of Egypt than this one. At the height of his reign, King Taharqa controlled an empire stretching from Sudan to the Levant....
- Massive Statue Of Egyptian Ruler Taharqa Found Deep Inside Sudan
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) A massive one ton granite statue of the pharaoh Taharqa has been found in Dangeil, deep inside Sudan. Taharqa was a pharaoh of the 25th dynasty of Egypt. This was a period of Kushite rule, which means that Taharqa and his fellow...
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- New Archaelogical Findings May Re-shape Sudanese History
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=248239 The recent discovery of seven statues in Karma, northern Sudan, south of the Third Cataract, which represented monarchs during the ancient Nubian Kingdom. They represent the kings Taharqa, Tanoutamon,...
- Taharqa In The Sudan
Finally we have a picture of the massive statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Taharqa last pharaoh of Egypt's 25th Nubian dynasty. The striding statue of the king has been found far south of Egypt in the Sudan. Statues of two other Nubian kings were found...
Egypt
In the field: More re Taharqa and other statues
Reuters UK
The Pharaoh Taharqa, mentioned in the Bible for saving Jerusalem from the Assyrians, was a Kushite from north Sudan but ruled a wide empire through Egypt to the borders of Palestine. The southern borders are unknown. The Kushite civilization survived from 9th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.
"It's an amazing shock that we've found the statues there particularly Taharqa," said Julie Anderson, co-director of the project in Dangail, about 350 km (217.5 miles) north of Khartoum.
"This is the furthest south that we know of that a statue of Taharqa has ever been found," she added.
The dig found four royal statues, of Pharaoh Taharqa (690-664 B.C.), kings Senkamanisken (643-623 B.C.) and Aspelta (593-568 B.C.) as well as part of a crown of a fourth royal who they have yet to identify.
The granite life-size statues would weigh 1.5 tons but appeared to have been deliberately broken at the neck, knees and ankles in a ritual, which may have been due to internal dynastic disputes or an Egyptian pharaoh who came south to assert authority.
- In The Field: More Re Taharqa Statue
The Independent, UK (Owen Jarus) With a photograph of the statue in situ. No statue of a pharaoh has ever been found further south of Egypt than this one. At the height of his reign, King Taharqa controlled an empire stretching from Sudan to the Levant....
- Massive Statue Of Egyptian Ruler Taharqa Found Deep Inside Sudan
Heritage Key (Owen Jarus) A massive one ton granite statue of the pharaoh Taharqa has been found in Dangeil, deep inside Sudan. Taharqa was a pharaoh of the 25th dynasty of Egypt. This was a period of Kushite rule, which means that Taharqa and his fellow...
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Cinematical Kat and I have been swamped with Will Smith notifications, but Kat has pulled one out of the pack which is better than most: Will Smith really wants a crack at the ancient history epic, and this time it looks like he's going to get it....
- New Archaelogical Findings May Re-shape Sudanese History
http://www.angolapress-angop.ao/noticia-e.asp?ID=248239 The recent discovery of seven statues in Karma, northern Sudan, south of the Third Cataract, which represented monarchs during the ancient Nubian Kingdom. They represent the kings Taharqa, Tanoutamon,...
- Taharqa In The Sudan
Finally we have a picture of the massive statue of the Egyptian pharaoh Taharqa last pharaoh of Egypt's 25th Nubian dynasty. The striding statue of the king has been found far south of Egypt in the Sudan. Statues of two other Nubian kings were found...