The kingdom of Kush : : handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic civilization / / by László Török.

• Superior document: Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten, Handbook of Oriental studies. The Near and Middle East 31. Bd. =
• Author: Török, László, 1941-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, New York : : Brill,, 1997.; ©1997
• Year of Publication: 1997
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East 31.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xv, 589 pages) :; illustrations, maps.

The individual character of Kingdom of Kush has often been overshadowed by the overwhelming cultural presence of its neighbour Egypt. This handbook in our series \'Handbuch der Orientalistik/Handbook of Oriental Studies\' for the first time presents a comprehensive survey of the rich textual, archaeological and art historical evidence for this Middle Nile Region Kingdom of Kush . Basing itself both on the evidence and scholarly literature, this work discusses the emergence of the native state of Kush (after the Pharaonic domination in the 11th century B.C.), the rule of the Kings of Kush in Egypt (c. 760-656) and the intellectual foundations and political history of the Kingdom in the Napatan (7th - Third centuries) and Meroitic (3rd century B.C. - 4th century A.D.) periods.

Table of Contents

Preliminary material -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL EVIDENCE -- THE END OF THE EGYPTIAN DOMINATION AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE KINGDOM OF KUSH (C. 1188-760 BC) -- KUSH UNDER THE TWENTY-FIFTH DYNASTY (C. 760-656 BC) -- THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE KINGDOM OF KUSH -- THE KINGDOM OF KUSH BETWEEN THE WITHDRAWAL FROM EGYPT AND THE END OF THE \'NAPATAN\' DYNASTY (FROM 656 TO THE MID-3RD CENT. BC) -- THE KINGDOM OF KUSH BETWEEN THE EMERGENCE OF THE \'MEROITIC\' DYNASTY AND THE DISINTEGRATION OF THE KINGDOM (FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE 3RD CENTURY BC TO THE EARLY 5TH CENTURY AD) -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- Appendix. A genealogy of the kings of Kush from Alara to Nastasen (after Torok 1995a Table II) -- INDEX OF NAMES -- INDEX OF PLACES AND PEOPLES -- INDEX OF TOPICS -- INDEX OF EGYPTIAN WORDS, TITLES AND EXPRESSIONS IN TRANSCRIPTION -- INDEX OF MEROITIC WORDS, TITLES AND EXPRESSIONS IN TRANSCRIPTION -- MAPS -- FIGURES -- PLATES -- HANDBUCH DER ORIENTALISTIK.