"Four races" from the tomb of Seti I. Egyptians normally portrayed Africans to the south as darker and more "Negroid" than Egyptians, while peoples to the north were drawn in lighter shades. They showed no notion of being in the same "race" as any of these foreign peoples.
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| Photograph from the tomb of Seti I, showing (from left) Syro-Palestinians, Nubians, Lybians, and Egyptian | Copy of some figures from the Seti I tomb by Minutoli in 1820, possibly when the tomb was in better shape. From left: four Libyans, Nubian, Syrian, and Egyptian. |
Foreign "races" from Ramesses III tomb:
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| Syrians, Nubians, and Libyans from the tomb of Ramses III | This composite modern drawing, frequently shown in Afrocentric texts as supposed "proof" that the Egyptians and Kushites were identical, is a known error (click here for brief explanation). The actual tomb does not show anything of the sort. |
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What is interesting about this relief is that the ancient Egyptian artist used the same pigment to color the Pharaoh (right) and the Asiatic (2nd from left), but used a different, much darker color for the "black" African type on the far left. Think about that.... | |
| Ramesses II smiting foes |
Below are Egyptians appearing together with East African foreigners. Notice the difference.
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Egyptians countin' and whooopin' the captives |
Egyptian wrestling "black" African |
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Egyptians with prisoners |
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More East Africans from south of Egypt, looking not at all like Egyptians:
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| "Black" captive bound by the neck | Tut symbolically treaded on foreigners imprinted on sandals | Line of African prisoners |
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Southern peoples bringing tribute to Egypt |
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