Presentation Activity - December 2013 C61XQ Local Culture Module Heriot-Watt University, UK VIBOT Promotion 7 (2012-2014)

1. Lost Civilization: NUBIA
Team Members: Ibrahim Sadek, Mohamed Elawady
Heriot Watt University
School of Electrical and Physical Sciences
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2. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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3. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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4. Introduction
• Name:
– It is most probably derived from the ancient
Egyptian word (“noob”) which means gold.
It’s was known as the land of gold mines,
ebony, ivory
• Location:
– Southern Egypt and northern Sudan and
divided into two parts as follows:
– Lower Nubia lies between the first and second
cataract in Egypt
– Upper Nubia lies between the second and sixth
cataract in Sudan
• Language:
– Native language is Nubian. However, most of
them speak Arabic
• Climate:
– Temperature is almost high most of the year
www.vormdicht.nl
John A. Larson, "Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907
Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago", Oriental Institute of the University
of Chicago, 2005 4

5. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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6. Lost Nubian
Nubia: Lost civilization of Egypt, BBC News, March 2009 6
In 1960, the land of Nubia was subjected to
flooding due to construction of Aswan Dam
"It was going to submerge all the area of
Nubia - monuments, people, the landscape,
everything,“ Costanza de Simone
The most famous perceived temples are Abu
Simbel and Philae

7. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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8. Old Nubian Clothing (1905–1907 )
Two girls and a little boyCamel driver and his sons
John A. Larson, "Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian
Expedition of the University of Chicago", Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2005 8

9. Old Nubian Housing (1905–1907)
John A. Larson, "Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian
Expedition of the University of Chicago", Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, 2005
House of the headman Sarkamatto village
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10. New Nubian Clothing
Nubian Women (2010)Nubian Man (2005)
Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University 10

11. New Nubian Housing
Sohail Island (2008)
11Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University

12. New Nubian Housing
Sohail Island (2008)
12Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University

13. New Nubian Housing (interior)
West Sohail (2010)
13Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University

14. New Nubian Housing (interior)
West Sohail (2010)
14Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University

15. Nubian Literature
Christine Gilmore, "Situating the Nubian Awakening within the Arab Spring",
Postcolonial Studies Association Newsletter No.10, Autumn 2012
Haggag Hassan Oddoul (1940-)
• Egyptian National Prize 1990
• Sawiris Foundation Prize for 2005
• Egypt Constitutional Committee Member 2013
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16. Nubian Literature
Idris Ali (1940-2010)
• Arkansas Arabic Translation Award 1997
• Best Egyptian Novel 1999
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Christine Gilmore, "Situating the Nubian Awakening within the Arab Spring",
Postcolonial Studies Association Newsletter No.10, Autumn 2012

17. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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18. Nubian Media
Elizabeth Smith, "In His Heart and Soul He’s Egyptian, the Nile Flows through His Veins",
Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. Number 5 (Fall 2009): 123-39.
Bakkar (1998 – 2007)
First Egyptian-produced animated
cartoon featuring Egyptian characters
From an early age he knows what it means
That in his heart and soul he’s Egyptian
And the Nile flows through his veins
The history of his land and country flows in
his blood
That in his heart and soul he’s Egyptian
And the Nile flows through his veins
Young Nubian-Egyptian boy (Bakkar)
with his pet goat (Rashida)
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19. Nubian Media
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Ali El-Kassar (1887 – 1957)
First Egyptian actor presenting a Nubian
character in theater & cinema
Nubian Character
(Osman Abdel-basit)
Elizabeth Smith, "In His Heart and Soul He’s Egyptian, the Nile Flows through His Veins",
Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. Number 5 (Fall 2009): 123-39.

20. Nubian Music
Natalie Abou Shakra, "Identity Politics and Resistance: The Case of Mohammad Mounir",
BRISMES Annual Conference, London, 2012
Mohamed Mounir (1954– )
Aka “The King”
Most popular Egyptian Nubian singer
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21. Outline
• Introduction
• Lost Nubian
• Nubian Culture
– Clothing
– Housing
– Literature
• Nubian Arts
– Media
– Music
• Nubian pyramids
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22. Nubian Pyramids
Egyptian Pyramid
138 Discovered pyramids at Egypt
Built by pharaohs
Big in size
Nubian Pyramid
255 Discovered pyramids at Egypt and Sudan
Built by kushites
Small in size
Bob Brier, “The Other Pyramids”, Archaeology, Vol. 55, No. 5, September 2002 22

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24. Conclusion
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Nubia was known as the land of gold mines
A lot of Nubian people were moved because of
the Aswan high dam construction
Some temples are preserved. However, a large
number of villages have been disappeared
Nubian characters affect Egyptian culture

25. Reference
 John A. Larson, "Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-
1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago", Oriental Institute of the
University of Chicago, 2005
 Nubia: Lost civilization of Egypt, BBC News, March 2009
 Christine Gilmore, "Situating the Nubian Awakening within the Arab Spring",
Postcolonial Studies Association Newsletter No.10, Autumn 2012
 Elizabeth Smith, "In His Heart and Soul He’s Egyptian, the Nile Flows through His
Veins", Journal of African Art History and Visual Culture. Number 5 (Fall 2009):
123-39
 Natalie Abou Shakra, "Identity Politics and Resistance: The Case of Mohammad
Mounir", BRISMES Annual Conference, London, 2012
 Nubia and Sudan, Ancient World Collection, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
University
 Bob Brier, “The Other Pyramids”, Archaeology, Vol. 55, No. 5, September 2002
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