The Black Pharaohs - Nubian Pharaohs (Ancient Egypt History Documentary)
The Black Pharaohs -
Nubian Pharaohs (
Ancient Egypt History Documentary)
Dr
Vivian Davies claims that a recently discovered set of hieroglyphs proves that, in 800 BC,
Egypt was under the rule of black Pharaohs from neighbouring
Nubia. This film examines the impact of these sensational discoveries.
Historians have long known about
Kush, but relegated its importance to a vassal state of Egypt, significant only for its gold reserves.
Early excavations in the Kush capital at
Kerma suffered from the innate racism of the archaeologists.
Fabulous grave goods, discovered in the
20th century, were thought to have belonged to Kush's
Egyptian overlords. They didn't consider that a black
African culture could have challenged Egypt's supremacy.
The inscription exposed the truth. Although it won battles, Kush eventually lost the war, and for the next
1000 years, Egypt had the upper hand. But the inscription served as a warning prophecy to Egypt that it might pay a high price. The enslaved
Kushites would have their revenge. Allowed, and even encouraged, to rebuild their own kingdom along the lines of Egypt, in
747 BC, Kush attacked the
Pharaoh's power in a daring land grab.
The
Kushite king,
Piye, overthrew the yoke, conquered mighty Egypt and established a 100-year rule of black Pharaohs. Even after being ousted from the Egyptian throne, Kushite kings continued to rule an empire as mighty as any, until the arrival of
Alexander the Great. For a number of years,
British Museum archaeologists have been making find after find in the
Upper Nile Valley to substantiate this story - huge lost pyramids, burial chambers of
200 workers, and stores of gold.