Egypt
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 near the Taharqa statue but these rulers were never Egyptian pharaohs.
- 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...
- 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...
- Trivia: Will Smith Is The Last Pharaoh
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,...
- Statues In The Sudan
Here is another article on those statues found in the Sudan. The remarkable things is their location far south of where other Kushite material has been found. The fragments make up four statues which appear to have been ritually broken. The most important...
Egypt
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 near the Taharqa statue but these rulers were never Egyptian pharaohs.
- 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...
- 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...
- Trivia: Will Smith Is The Last Pharaoh
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,...
- Statues In The Sudan
Here is another article on those statues found in the Sudan. The remarkable things is their location far south of where other Kushite material has been found. The fragments make up four statues which appear to have been ritually broken. The most important...