| Viceroy of Kush in hieroglyphs | ||||||||
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Sa-nisut-n-Kush Sꜣ-nswt-n-Kꜣš King's Son of Kush | ||||||||
The former Kingdom of Kerma in Nubia, was a province of ancient Egypt from the 16th century BCE to eleventh century BCE. During this period, the polity was ruled by a viceroy who reported directly to the Egyptian Pharaoh.
The 'King's Son of Kush' ruled the area north of the Third Cataract. The area was divided into Wawat in the north, centered at Aniba, and Kush in the south, centered at Soleb during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and then Amara West. The title lapsed under Paiankh. Pinedjem II named one of his wives 'Superintendent of Southern Foreign Lands and Viceroy Kush'.[1]
- ^ Edwards, David (2004). The Nubian Past. Oxon: Routledge. pp. 106, 117. ISBN 9780415369886.