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Flooding of the Nile

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  H ail to you, Hapi, Sprung from earth,   Come to nourish Egypt!   Of secret ways,   A darkness by day,   To whom his followers sing!   Who floods the fields that Ra has made,   To nourish all who thirst;   Lets drink the waterless desert, His dew descending from the sky. The Nile flood was significant to the ancient Egyptians because of its close connection to the ancient Egyptian creation myth. Therefore, Egyptians celebrated it on August 15th for two weeks.  The Nile River was the primary source of life for the Egyptians after the ancient Egyptians descended upon its banks. It became a source of goodness, silt and water, leading to the flourishing of agriculture and the country's wealth through the fertility of the land.  This led to Egypt being called Kemet, meaning "black land," due to the fertility of its soil. The Egyptians sanctified the Nile, appreciating its gifts. The Nile was named Ar or Aur, meaning "black," a reference to ...

Egyptians aren't Black

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Months ago, there was an important issue which is black lives matter. The world joined hands to give them their rights to live because they are human beings. And I still call it out Black lives matter but what I'll talk about is not to all the black because a lot stand with us in this. My next words do not count as racism, and if you count a skin color as racism, then you're racist. I’m a student at the Department of Greek and Roman Archeology, First thing I learned in lectures is ancient Egypt's name is Kemet; Kemet, kmt or km.t means "black lands” Which is accustomed to the lands of the Nile, the fertile soil, and not the color of skin or race. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty, which is the only black family that ruled Egypt, "the kings of Kush," but they were not from the country or its people, they were occupiers who invaded the country. Until the twenty-sixth family came, This dynasty traced its origins to the Twenty-fourth Dynasty. Psamtik I was probably a desc...