The double kingdom under Taharqo : studies in the history of Kush and Egypt, c. 690-664 BC /

The double kingdom under Taharqo : studies in the history of Kush and Egypt, c. 690-664 BC /

The establishment of Kushite rule over Egypt during the eighth and seventh centuries BC resulted in a state of extraordinary geographic dimensions and ecological diversity, stretching from the tropics of Sudanese Nubia over 3,000 km to the Mediterranean. In The Double Kingdom under Taharqo , Jeremy...

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Main Author: Pope, Jeremy W.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 69.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262416.

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Taharka, > King of Egypt.
Egypt > History > To 332 B.C.
Nubia > History.

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Call Number: DT90 .P67 2014

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Summary:The establishment of Kushite rule over Egypt during the eighth and seventh centuries BC resulted in a state of extraordinary geographic dimensions and ecological diversity, stretching from the tropics of Sudanese Nubia over 3,000 km to the Mediterranean. In The Double Kingdom under Taharqo , Jeremy Pope uses the copious documentary and archaeological evidence from Taharqo's reign to address a series of questions which have dogged study of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty: how was it possible for one king to control all of that territory? To what extent were the Kushite pharaohs' strategies of governance influenced by the circumstances of their homeland versus the precedents of Egyptian and Libyan rule? And how did Kushite policies differ from those of their Saïte successors? \'Bringing to bear an impressive mastery of the sources and refreshingly open to anthropological and comparative approaches, Jeremy Pope's study is welcome in providing a close and careful analysis of varied sources, both historical and archaeological.\' David N. Edwards (University of Leicester) \'...a seminal work pioneering a new historical approach to the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty.\' László Török (Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004262959
ISSN:1566-2055 ;