Kerma, located near the third cataract of the Nile in Northern Sudan, was a significant urban center of the ancient Nubian civilization, flourishing between 2500 BCE and 1500 BCE.
Ta Seti, Africa’s Early Powerhouse
Location and ImportanceTa Seti, known as the Land of the Bow, was an ancient African empire located in the Nubian region, which today encompasses southern Egypt and Sudan.
University of Chicago FindingsIn 1962, a research team from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute Nubian Expedition discovered a pharaonic dynasty in Nubia, deep in inner Africa, south of Egypt.
Cultural InfluencesTa Seti's culture blended indigenous Nubian traditions with influences from neighboring African societies.
The integration of Nubian elements into early Egyptian culture underscores the interconnectedness of the Nile Valley and highlights Nubia's importance in African history.
This demonstrates that the writing existed then, and much of what we thought was art on Nubian vases and bases was actually a writing system.