{"product_id":"the-peopling-of-ancient-egypt-the-deciphering-of-the-meroitic-script-paperback","title":"The Peopling of Ancient Egypt \u0026 the Deciphering of the Meroitic Script - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCheikh Anta Diop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUwa Afu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Peopling of Ancient Egypt \u0026amp; the Deciphering of the Meroitic Script summarizes a 1974 UNESCO symposium, concluding ancient Egyptians were not \"white\" but an indigenous African people from the Nile Valley, potentially influenced by Equatorial African groups, and that Pharaonic language wasn't Semitic; the book also covers the decipherment of Meroitic, an African script from Sudan (Kush), highlighting its alphasyllabic nature (23 signs), phonetic structure, and its decipherment by F. Ll. Griffith (1907-1911), revealing an important African writing system distinct from Egyptian influence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndigenous African Origin: The consensus was that ancient Egyptians were an indigenous people of the Nile Valley, not an external \"white\" race.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfrican Roots: The civilization developed organically, with influences coming from within Africa, particularly from the \"Great Lakes region\" (Source of the White Nile) rather than Mesopotamia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCultural Continuity: Scholars like Cheikh Anta Diop emphasized a shared cultural continuity across African peoples.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinguistic Identity: Pharaonic Egyptian, stable for millennia, was not influenced by Semitic languages (Afro-Asiatic). \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53343115018547,"sku":"9781636524252","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MqUpK5n2hE9781636524252.webp?v=1778705726","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-peopling-of-ancient-egypt-the-deciphering-of-the-meroitic-script-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}