"KEMET" : The land of ................ ??

 

Last week while scrolling on google news, I was refreshing the page again and again in search of some interesting news. Yeah news are boring these days 😓😓isn't it, so where I was, hmm was scrolling the google and by mistake clicked on a headline.

Though the news was a little old, but I kept on reading that page.😑 hey did I told you what was that news?

ok wait.

The news stated, 

 Remember SRK's Egyptian Fan? King Khan Just Did Something For Him & It'll Melt Your Heart

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If you've been keeping up with all news related to SRK, you'd know an incident in the not-so-recent past, when an SRK fan from Egypt helped an Indian professor with an urgent booking of tickets without even taking an advance payment.

The Egyptian SRK Fan had then said that he did it because the Indian lady, Ashwini Deshpande, an Economics professor at the Ashoka University, came from the land of Shah Rukh Khan. (it' s half  of that news)

some of you now have started thinking that SRK is the topic of the day???😑😑 how weird it is.

Ok!! do you remember, I asked you about the topic for this post, in the last one, No??😏😏😏😏😏 well I doubt your memory power. Though some people answered Mesopotamia, Harappa but most voted for Egypt.

 

As many of us know nothing or very little about the Egypt, except the longest River Nile and the famous childhood stories of curse of mummy! 👻👻, reading this news , I stuck with an idea to know more about 'Egyptian civilization Mysteries'. Ok! completing the title of the post, the Kemet is the ancient name of Egypt meaning "land of black", we can start.

 Shall we begin then??

So, Humans are said to have begun dwelling along the River Nile's banks around 6000 B.C. Undiscovered relics show that Neolithic (late Stone Age) people lived in the Nile Valley a long time ago. However, it wasn't until 3800 B.C. that the valley's people formed a coherent society. Egypt appeared geographically similar to how it appears now around 3000 B.C. The desert covered the majority of the land. However, along the Nile River was a lush expanse that provided and continues to provide a source of food for many Egyptians. Herodotus has termed Egypt as ‘the gift of Nile’.

Prior to the invention of agriculture, Egyptians had a nomadic existence dependent on the collecting of seasonal resources. These materials were accumulated in storage bins, which scholars believe planted the seeds of the future Egyptian civilization. The burials uncovered at Lower Egyptian sites point to an egalitarian society based on family groups. This was observed during the pre-dynastic period. however, As Egypt progressed toward statehood (Early Dynastic Period, c. 3100-2686 BCE), socioeconomic divisions and hierarchies were increasingly visible in burial material. The elites, for example, were recognized by massive and architecturally adorned burials containing significant numbers of grave goods like as pottery, metal tools, weaponry, and personal items. Local elites were able to dominate economic resources by the end of the predynastic era.

The early Egyptian Kings, like many other early civilizations and ancient Kingdoms, referred to themselves as 'Shemsu,' or servants of the Gods. ringing any bell!!, Quite similar to our Asoka who titled himself as  Devanampiya The beloved of god ".😅😅

coming back to Egypt, Menes is recognized as the First Dynasty's first king (c. 2180-2040 BCE). Menes had been instrumental in uniting Egypt. The advent of the First Dynasty coincided with the birth of writing, owing to the technological advancement of large-scale usage of metal tools. The invention of metal instruments such as the chisel aided in the writing on stones and pyramids. As opposed to the earlier method of writing on papyrus, this provided permanent documentation. The unity aided in the greater exploitation of resources and labour needed for the Egyptian Civilization's progress.

  

                                                                                                                     pyramid of social division 

                                                                                                                   you can relate this later.

There were all together 30 dynasties which ruled during the period of Egyptian Civilization. Naming all those and reading all those would be proven headache for you and for me too.🤕🤕🤕🤕 but we can have a look to some major dynasties and most famous rulers. like ,A Fourth Dynasty pharaoh, Khufu’s greatest legacy is undoubtedly the Great Pyramid of Giza, one of the Seven Wonders of the World or the second woman to assume the role of pharaoh, Hatshepsut was the wife of Thutmose II and reigned in the Eighteenth Dynasty. The youngest pharaoh in Egyptian history when he ascended to the throne at just 9 or 10 years old, Tutankhamun became the most famous Egyptian pharaoh of all, also know by the name of 'king Tut'.

So, moving further, The Egyptian civilization was founded on the unity of Egypt. The notion of divinity was intertwined with monarchy. The Egyptian monarchy's sanctity represented both the King and his government. As a God, the King of Egypt wielded unlimited control over the country's territory and people. In a polytheistic culture, it was critical for the King to cultivate relationships with several deities. The title son of 'Re,' which was frequently used to denote the Pharaoh, was intended to create a tie between the King and the God.

Egypt was split up into villages, minor towns, and royal estates. These were subdivided into administrative divisions known as nomes, which were overseen by a local governor of nomarch. The officials were recruited from royal families who were qualified as best fitted for the specialized royal responsibilities due to their high birth. The highest status was held by the royal family. The burial place of the senior officials of the Early Dynasty in the city of Helwan has almost 10,000 burials, demonstrating the breadth of early governance. The most significant official titles were those of the vizier, who had access to the Pharaoh and was ordered to grant the King an audience in the morning and functioned as his main executive. Those in charge of mining and international commerce were referred to as 'Treasurers of the God.'

The treasury was associated with items like as linen, wine, and oil. The granary, on the other hand, served as a grain storage facility. There were also local and private granaries and treasuries present. Land taxes appears to have been the most important source of revenue in the Old Kingdom. Mining and quarrying ventures also provided the federal government with mineral wealth. As a medium of exchange, the barter system was widely utilized. Food, cereals, livestock, bread, beer, and linen were the mainstays of the economy. Commodity values were stated in terms of copper, silver, or grain. 

Egyptians cultivated basic food grains such as wheat and barley, as well as commercial crops like as flax and papyrus. Every year, the flooding of the Nile served as a curse for Egyptian farmers while simultaneously aiding in the restoration of soil fertility. Irrigation was used to cultivate around 800 hectares of land by the farmers. Irrigation was first documented about 3100 BCE. After 1500 BCE, the Mesopotamian water hoisting mechanism known as the shaduf was utilized in Upper Egypt. This invention aided producers in cultivating crops throughout the dry summer and aided in agricultural expansion. foreign trade was seen from the fact that they used the equipments  used by the Mesopotamians in agriculture.

The Egyptian legal system was based on religion. The notion of maat was at the heart of the Egyptian legal system, which was defined and guaranteed by the King. There were few codified laws in ancient Egypt since the Pharaoh was regarded the greatest judge and all laws stemmed from him. The Egyptian civilization was founded on the concepts of equal justice, with the King serving as the pinnacle of judgement. The inhabitants were bonded to the land and subjected to coercive recruitment for state construction projects. The construction workers, on the other hand, were mainly paid in grains, which were barely enough to get by.

 nice cartoon hnn!!  do you have any familiarity with this?? 👀no I guess.🤔🤔

                                                           so, it's earliest form of Egyptian language, used primarily in     

                                                           monumental inscriptions and religious writings.

Language though initially sufficed as elementary, became complex and the concept of grammar came into being. from the appearance of Hieroglyphic writing around 3200 BCE, until it was gradually replaced by Arabic after the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641 CE. Like Egyptian literature, science also had its roots in religion. Natural death, for instance, was perceived as a message from God. Medical treatments were often associated with magic and myths.

Thebes was the religious capital of Egypt. The spectacular royal burial ground was made up of rock-cut tombs and acted as a royal burial ground for 500 years. The tomb contains the mummies of ancient Pharaohs and queens. In 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered from this region. The mortuary rituals involved the mummification of the dead bodies. The great royal tombs in the form of pyramids are the most known form of Egyptian architecture. The first pyramid was the step-pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara. The development and elaboration of the royal tomb were accompanied by the development of standard beliefs in royal funerary temples, with King fighting over the traditional enemies of Egypt.

Peace and prosperity on the one hand, and a drain of riches and invasions on the other, marked the era 1279-1213 BCE. Foreign trade was strengthened, and major building projects were launched. These projects proved to be a financial drain on the royal purse. This was followed by sea-people invasions, which dealt the nation a deadly blow. 

Following the invasion, a fragmented and weakly organized government was established. As a result, strong groups of priests and local rulers emerged. Southern Egypt's governance, for example, was taken up by the Theban priests of Amun and the priests of the local dynasties. As a result, the age of "priestly dynasties" began. breakdown of the economy and polity led to the decline of the societal framework. The number of crimes increased. The internal unrest and instability along with foreign invasions, led to the final downfall of the Egyptian civilization. The invasion of the sea people was followed by attacks from its neighbouring areas of Libya from the West and Nubia from the South. The rulers of Egypt from 950-730 BCE were of Libyan lineage.

so what do you think, did civilization ended here??😅😅

if you think this is the case then you are wrong.

Egypt reunified in the 7th century under an Egyptian Pharaoh. The benefits of achievement, however, were limited. During the years 671-663 BCE, the Assyrians ravaged Egypt in a series of attacks. Alexander of Macedonia delivered the decisive blow in 332 BCE, resulting in the annihilation of the Egyptian civilization.

And here at-last it ended finally, leaving it's impressions on the history of Egypt.

Ending here, leaving you in a state of  Read-think- and re-read. 

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