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[QUOTE]Originally posted by supercar: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by neo*geo: I wouldn't be the person to argue for the mainstream Egyptological opinion since I haven't really studied ancient Egyptian language. And while I have given the Afrocentric definition of "Kemet" some thought, I'm not willing to accept a view that is almost exclusively held by one group of historians. The "Two Lands" explanation seems like the most sensical to me. The "black land" representing the fertile soil along the Nile river and the "Red Land" representing the desert. But there is a certain amount of skepticism about this explanation as well. I'm open to all points of view. "Egypt's African connection By Gamal Nkrumah There has always been something seductive about Egypt. But to Afrocentrics, the many mainly African American scholars who prefer to view history from an African-centred perspective, the fascination with Egypt is coloured by an obsession with the racial make-up of Ancient Egypt. Names can often be contentious. And none more so to today's self-styled Afrocentrics, than Egypt. Afrocentrics never refer to Ancient Egypt by the Greek derived name. They prefer Kemet, or KMT -- the 'Black Land' -- the word the Ancient Egyptians themselves used to describe their country. While the vast majority of Egyptologists would tell you that Kemet refers to the black soil of the Nile Valley, Afrocentrists claim that it refers to the colour of the inhabitants of the Nile Valley in much the same sense as contemporary Sudan refers to the colour of its people. " [URL=http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/428/tr3.htm]http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/1999/428/tr3.htm[/URL] [/QUOTE] Well Neo, when you make statements, you had better be prepared to be loaded with something to support those assertions. You claimed earlier that "both" sides of the debate have "scholarly" evidence to support their position, but I have yet to see the one you were supposedly referring to for the counter argument to what was said in the intro notes. Surely, if you say there is a counter argument with "scholarly" evidence, you ought to have some clue as to what those "scholarly" evidences are. This Orionix-tactic of posting stuff critical about so-called homogeneous group of Afrocentrics, in no way helps your yet-to be-made argument here. Once again, the post has no relevance to whom you are debating here, and what your obligations are, as far as providing supporting material for your position! [IMG]http://www.egyptsearch.com/forums/wink.gif[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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