A PROUD PAST PRESERVED
In a graceful museum in Aswan, 'the land of gold' lives on
In a graceful museum in Aswan, 'the land of gold' lives on
by Yasmine Saleh - Horus vol.24 2006
Step into the Nubia museum in
Aswan and you will be transported to a time and place that no longer exist. In
2500 BC, after an era of strife, Nubia began an age of stability and prosperity.
The hieroglyphics used to represent 'Nubia' in the language of the ancient
Egyptians translate as 'the land of gold'. It was a fitting name ,as the region
had several gold mines and abounded in this precious metal.
