This rendition is taken from the painting on the tomb of Ramses III (circa 1180 B.C.E.). The images were rendered by Prussian Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius in his work Denmaler aus Aegypten und Arthiopien (originally published in 1845, republished in 1972). From Left to Right (counting A-D), these depictions show how the Kemetis saw themselves and others that they interacted with during this period. This is from the relatively short 20th dynastic period, but it should be noted that Ramses III was able to repel 3 separate attempts to invade KMT by Indo-Europeans, Semites, and others they called Sea People. A=Kemetis, B=Indo-European, C=Nubians (from the area of Ta-Seti), D=Semites. The Journal of African Civilizations bound and published edition as Egypt Revisited is a great resource that should be read and added to everyones library. The importance of this painting is that it single handedly destroyed a growing lie that the white supremacists masquerading as academics tried to peddle, the lie of the mythical Red race of ancient Egypt. We have got to restore that sense of historical consciousness that so many have called us to do, otherwise we will get written right back out of World History.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 01:29:00 +0000