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The Meroitic language is deciphered and it is a Nilo-Saharan (black African) language
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Clyde Winters: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [qb]Meroë was the southern capital of the Napata/Meroitic Kingdom, that spanned the period c. 800 BC — c. 350 AD. Although the people of Meroë also had southern deities such as Apedemak, the lion-son of Sekhmet (or Bast, depending upon the region), they also continued worshipping Egyptian deities they had brought with them, such as Amun, Tefnut, Horus, Isis, Thoth and Satis, though to a lesser extent. The beliefs of the people of Meroë in Africa clearly have their beginnings in the Egyptian religion, with shared gods and architectural designs present at the site. The similarities between the two religions included shared gods, such as Isis, Amun – who was revered on a level equal standing to that of the indigenous gods and kings – and Horus, as well as Bas, the household god. The presence of Bas suggests that these beliefs were spread throughout the Meroitic society, with the whole community following the ‘official’ state religion. [/qb][/QUOTE]There was more to Meroite religion than just worship of "community gods". Worship of these local community gods was used to unify people within their local community. The people in these communities worshipped their local deity, while recognizing that a Creator God, was the GOD, who the individual worshipped through his/her expression of Goodnesss toward others. . [/QB][/QUOTE]
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