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- Title
The Meroitic Empire: Trade and Cultural Influences in an Indian Ocean Context.
- Authors
Haaland, Randi
- Abstract
The Meroitic Empire was a powerful Kushite state in the Middle Nile region of the Sudan, lasting from the fourth century BCE to the fourth century CE. In the early phase from the ninth century BCE, the seat of power was in the north at Napata. Influences from Egypt clearly dominated symbolic expressions of royal power in this early phase, but over time, elements linked to different cultural traditions occurred. Here, I explore the possibility that some of these new elements ( e.g. the lion god Apedemak and elephant imagery) may be related to interactions across the Indian Ocean involving trade, migrations of craft specialists and the diffusion of ideas.
- Subjects
MEROE (Extinct city); NAPATA (Extinct city); INDIAN Ocean Region; POWER (Social sciences); SOCIOCULTURAL factors; APEDEMAK (Egyptian deity); ELEPHANTS -- Symbolic aspects; INTERNATIONAL trade; CIVILIZATION; HISTORY
- Publication
African Archaeological Review, 2014, Vol 31, Issue 4, p649
- ISSN
0263-0338
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10437-014-9169-0