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Was immortalized in the Hebrew Bible, the Islamic Qu’ran, and the Kebra Nagast (Glory of the Kings).
Was considered quite beautiful.
In search of truth and wisdom, trekked 1400 miles across the sands of Arabia, the coast of the Red Sea, and over the Jordan River to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon.
Some believe the “Song of Songs” was written to her by King Solomon in the Bible.
My name was immortalized in the Hebrew Bible, the Islamic Qu’ran, and the Kebra Nagast (Glory of the Kings). Although a bite from my pet jackal left me with a slight limp, I was considered quite beautiful. In search of truth and wisdom, I trekked 1400 miles across the sands of Arabia, the coast of the Red Sea, and over the Jordan River to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon. Some believe the “Song of Songs” was written to me by Solomon. For my people I brought back the worship of the one true God. Who am I?
Subject of the week: Famous Kings & Queens of Africa!
You'll be given the chance to guess what famous king or queen from Africa did the amazing things they accomplished. Every day, a new post will go up with all the info on a particular king or queen. You'll have 24 hrs to guess the answer. The correct answer will be put the next day, with another challenge!
Get ready!
Are you prepared for the Museum Africa Series?
Monday, June 6, 2011
The next Museum Africa Series starts next week! The topic to be explored: Famous Kings and Queens of Africa.
It’s a region of Ancient Egypt, south of Egypt, around the Res Sea. It was a region for trade and commerce. Some attribute the region to modern day Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Yemen, but no one knows the precise location of the region.
Here’s an imaginative description of the region:
It seems to have been considered by them a most unique haven; an emporium of goods for both king and gods, and gradually acquired an air of fantasy, like that of Eldorado or Atlantis. For this reason, it was sometimes featured in narrative tales such as the Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.
For more on the region of Punt, visit Tour Egypt: http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/punt.htm
Km.t (also known as Kemet) is one of the names for Ancient Egypt. The word itself means the black place or the black land.
Kemet soil is known to be the more fertile soil the desert soil of other Egyptian lands. In that respect, the name is used as a reference to black soil that was eroded from Central Africa by the Nile River.
In reference to Km.t people, the word Kemet is used to describe the people who lived in the black, fertile land of the country.
Here’s the dilemma though:
·Some scholars differ on the origin of the word though—scholars like Raymond Faulkner believe the word was derived from the land, the dark soil of the region.
·Others like William Leo Hansbery and Aboubacry Moussa Lam claim that the word was derived from the skin color of the people of the region.
So whose side are you on? The word—Kemet—a reference to the land or the people?
