Zeinab Badawi

It was called the Mongolian release of actually firing their bow and arrow with their thumb rather than the Mediterranean release, which was with the index finger. And Pianky made sure that he really finished off the princes, the Egyptian princes of the delta, because there were various sort of princes in local areas who,

kind of paid allegiance to the central pharaoh, but they had their own fiefdoms. And there was one particular one called Tefnacht, who was proving a little bit obdurate and was still managing to avoid defeat by Pianki's men. But Pianki finally got the better of him. And, you know, these men threw themselves at Prince Tefnacht on their stomachs and said, you know, okay, we give up.

kind of paid allegiance to the central pharaoh, but they had their own fiefdoms. And there was one particular one called Tefnacht, who was proving a little bit obdurate and was still managing to avoid defeat by Pianki's men. But Pianki finally got the better of him. And, you know, these men threw themselves at Prince Tefnacht on their stomachs and said, you know, okay, we give up.

kind of paid allegiance to the central pharaoh, but they had their own fiefdoms. And there was one particular one called Tefnacht, who was proving a little bit obdurate and was still managing to avoid defeat by Pianki's men. But Pianki finally got the better of him. And, you know, these men threw themselves at Prince Tefnacht on their stomachs and said, you know, okay, we give up.

We accept that you are the pharaoh and that you are the powerful one. You know, they opened their treasures in their rooms for him. They said to him, take our women, if you like, as your concubines and so on. But Bianchi, because he was quite pious, was like, no, I don't want your women. You know, keep them, let them maintain their modesty. He took the treasure and

We accept that you are the pharaoh and that you are the powerful one. You know, they opened their treasures in their rooms for him. They said to him, take our women, if you like, as your concubines and so on. But Bianchi, because he was quite pious, was like, no, I don't want your women. You know, keep them, let them maintain their modesty. He took the treasure and

We accept that you are the pharaoh and that you are the powerful one. You know, they opened their treasures in their rooms for him. They said to him, take our women, if you like, as your concubines and so on. But Bianchi, because he was quite pious, was like, no, I don't want your women. You know, keep them, let them maintain their modesty. He took the treasure and

But then he said, show me the stables. And when he saw that the stable was full of horses that had become so emaciated because of the siege of Hermopolis, because the Kushite soldiers had encircled Hermopolis. And so the people inside, obviously, you know, starving and obviously the horses were practically dying there.

But then he said, show me the stables. And when he saw that the stable was full of horses that had become so emaciated because of the siege of Hermopolis, because the Kushite soldiers had encircled Hermopolis. And so the people inside, obviously, you know, starving and obviously the horses were practically dying there.

But then he said, show me the stables. And when he saw that the stable was full of horses that had become so emaciated because of the siege of Hermopolis, because the Kushite soldiers had encircled Hermopolis. And so the people inside, obviously, you know, starving and obviously the horses were practically dying there.

And it's said that on the Stela that Pianki became enraged like a panther and said, nothing that you've done has angered me as much as allowing these horses to practically starve to death because the Kushites adored their horses. And Pianki especially, you know, really just valued his horses to the extent that when he died, he was buried with his four horses.

And it's said that on the Stela that Pianki became enraged like a panther and said, nothing that you've done has angered me as much as allowing these horses to practically starve to death because the Kushites adored their horses. And Pianki especially, you know, really just valued his horses to the extent that when he died, he was buried with his four horses.

And it's said that on the Stela that Pianki became enraged like a panther and said, nothing that you've done has angered me as much as allowing these horses to practically starve to death because the Kushites adored their horses. And Pianki especially, you know, really just valued his horses to the extent that when he died, he was buried with his four horses.

the horses would have been buried alive with him. And they were dressed, you know, with their tails all beautifully brushed and wearing, you know, silver plumes and decorated. So, you know, Pianky, I think, is a very, very fascinating character because after he conquered Egypt and so on, he just took all his beauty back with him and went back to Cush and never returned to Egypt. So

the horses would have been buried alive with him. And they were dressed, you know, with their tails all beautifully brushed and wearing, you know, silver plumes and decorated. So, you know, Pianky, I think, is a very, very fascinating character because after he conquered Egypt and so on, he just took all his beauty back with him and went back to Cush and never returned to Egypt. So

the horses would have been buried alive with him. And they were dressed, you know, with their tails all beautifully brushed and wearing, you know, silver plumes and decorated. So, you know, Pianky, I think, is a very, very fascinating character because after he conquered Egypt and so on, he just took all his beauty back with him and went back to Cush and never returned to Egypt. So

You know, they are just very, very colourful characters. Teharke was also a very colourful character. He's actually mentioned in the Bible as Teharke of Ethiopia. Ethiopia just means the land of the blacks in ancient Greek. So if ever you see a reference to Ethiopia in the Bible or in ancient Greek writings, it doesn't refer to Ethiopia, the country today.

You know, they are just very, very colourful characters. Teharke was also a very colourful character. He's actually mentioned in the Bible as Teharke of Ethiopia. Ethiopia just means the land of the blacks in ancient Greek. So if ever you see a reference to Ethiopia in the Bible or in ancient Greek writings, it doesn't refer to Ethiopia, the country today.

You know, they are just very, very colourful characters. Teharke was also a very colourful character. He's actually mentioned in the Bible as Teharke of Ethiopia. Ethiopia just means the land of the blacks in ancient Greek. So if ever you see a reference to Ethiopia in the Bible or in ancient Greek writings, it doesn't refer to Ethiopia, the country today.

it really refers to the Kushites, the kingdom of Kush. That's how they were referred to. And Taharqa was, again, you know, an amazing soldier king. And he fought the Egyptians. He fought the Assyrians and really had a great deal of success in his encounters with them, but was ultimately defeated by them.