An ancient African king and his queen stand before his patron deity, offering gifts in thanks for victory in battle. The king is Nastasen, one of the last rulers of the Napatan dynasty of Nubia.

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Visitors to the MFA’s Ancient Nubia Now exhibition look at funerary figurines known as “shawabties.” These small sculptures were often buried with Nubian kings and queens, numbering ...

Ironically, however, the show misses an opportunity to educate both American and Egyptian audiences about the unambiguously Black queens of ancient Nubia, a civilization whose history is ...

In any case, the title of kentake was borne by all queens of ancient Nubia. For those who ... Eventually, however, the kingdom fell into decline. In A.D. 330, a fateful attack by King ...

Charmaine Bey is an entrepreneur, radio personality and reality TV star. Bey chooses a family-oriented approach to everything she does and shares positive ...

The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan are among the best pyramid sites of ancient Nubia. From the 3rd century BCE, the Kushites in Meroë built more than 200 pyramids as tombs for kings and queens ...