Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval

TheHistorical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubiacovers the period of Nubian history from the Paleolithic to the end of Medieval Christianity. It includes the rapidly expanding field of Nubian archaeology that centers ancient African history along the Nile but beyond the better-known field of Egyptology.

Richard A. Lobban, Jr. is professor of anthropology and African studies at Rhode Island College.

Editor's Foreword

ix

Jon Woronoff

Acknowledgments

xi

Preface

xv

Spelling and Alphabetical Conventions and Abbreviations

xxi

Maps

xxiii

Chronology

xxxi

Introduction

xlix

Illustrations

xlix

The Dictionary

1

(436)

Appendix

I. Main Language Groups Associated with Ancient Nubia

409

(1)

II. New Kingdom Viceroys of Nubia

410

(2)

III. Proposed Reconstruction of Kinship in the 25th Dynasty

412

(3)

IV. 25th Dynasty Dynamics

415

(5)

V. Near Eastern Dynasties in the Ninth to Seventh Centuries BCE

420

(4)

VI. The Salvage of Ancient Nubian Temples in Egypt

424

(2)

VII. The Salvage of Ancient Nubian Temples in Sudan

426

(2)

VIII. Implications of the High Dam at Aswan

428

(1)

IX. Table of Meroitic Hieroglyphs and Cursive

429

(8)

Bibliography

437

(1)

Introduction

437

(74)

General or Survey References

438

(11)

Bibliographies

449

(1)

Prehistoric and Early Neolithic Times

450

(5)

A-Group, C-Group, and Relations with Dynastic Egypt

455

(6)

Kerma (Yam)

461

(4)

25th Dynasty and Early Napatan Times

465

(2)

Late Napatan and Meroitic Times

467

(11)

Greco-Roman Times

478

(4)

Post-Meroitic Times

482

(1)

Christian and Medieval Nubia

483

(9)

Early Travelers

492

(4)

Arabic Sources

496

(1)

M.A. Theses, Ph.D. Dissertations, and Related Publications

497

(2)

Children's and Specialty Books and Films

499

(1)

Modern Nubian Salvage and Relocation (Low Dam and High Dam)

500

(1)

Museums and Archives

501

(1)

Geology of Nubia and Sudan

502

(1)

Language

503

(3)

Modern Nubian Region Ethnography

506

(5)

About the Author

511

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Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia

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