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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Djehuti: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [qb] [QUOTE] Strabo's Geography Book XVII [i]The lower parts of the country on each side Meroe, along the Nile towards the Red Sea, are occupied by Megabari and Blemmyes, who are subject to the Ethiopians, and border upon the Egyptians; about the sea are Troglodytae. The Troglodytae, in the latitude of Meroe, are distant ten or twelve days' journey from the Nile. On the left of the course of the Nile live Nubians [Nubians] in Libya, a populous nation. They begin [220] from Meroe, and extend as far as the bends (of the river). They are not subject to the Ethiopians, but live independently, being distributed into several sovereignties.[/i] [/qb][/QUOTE]The Nubians described were likely the Noba who originated west of the Nile, yet the term 'Nubian' as used by the Romans predates the appearance of the people. [QUOTE][qb][URL=http://www.ephotobay.com/share/picture-30-120.html] [IMG]http://www.ephotobay.com/image/picture-30-120.png[/IMG][/URL] [/qb][/QUOTE]The I agree with the part that the term 'Nubia' might have something to do with agricultural labor since the riverine Nubians were long an agricultural people but I disagree with the slave etymology especially since nuba/noba and noga are very different words with the 'g' being phonetically very different from 'b'. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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