Photo: National Museum
Photo: National Museum
Posted on 02/02/2011 7:22:10 PM PST by SunkenCiv
"The site of Wad ban Naqa is one of the most important archaeological sites in the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Meroe. Most of the structures that are located there, some of them were already archaeologically surveyed in the past. During our second excavation season we focussed mainly on the so-called 'small temple', a structure built in either the first century BC or first century AD and continually used as a sacred building until the collapse of the Meroe Kingdom in the fourth century. The temple was likely dedicated to one of the native Nubian lion gods, either Apedemak or Sebiumeker. Apedemak headed the ancient Nubian pantheon and together with the Egyptian god Amun, Apedemak was the most important deity in the period of the Nubian kingdom and the Kingdom of Meroe. Our research could be quite astonishing because it appears that the building may have been dedicated to Sebiumeker. He was worshipped like the other lion gods and goddesses (lions were common in the area into the 19th century and were highly revered as powerful and majestic beasts). If we are able to prove that Sebiumeker was the main deity in this temple, it would be the first archaeological structure dedicated to him uncovered."
(Excerpt) Read more at radio.cz ...
Photo: National Museum
Photo: National Museum
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Very very interesting...we’ve heard about the Nubians, but not much about their culture. Thanks!
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They are believed to be descended from the Oldbians.
Thanks for this story. I’d never heard of the Nubian pantheon - primarily of lion-headed gods and goddesses, all with differing characteristitcs. I wonder what historical period we are discussing - the dates were not mentioned in the original article.
It would make sense if some of these gods, like Sebuelimaker (sp is wrong, I know) had been subsumed into the Egyptian pantheon. The Egyptians were so successful in their conquests because they did apparently permitted their conquered peoples to continue their own worship-practices. Sometimes the Egyptians would even adopt a few themselves.
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