2,600-Year-Old Statue Identified as Vengeful Kush Ruler

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 23 February, 2018 - 23:00 ashley cowie
2,600-Year-Old Statue Identified as Vengeful Kush Ruler
 

Almost a decade ago archaeologists exploring a ruined temple dedicated to the Egyptian god Amun, near the Nile River in modern day Sudan, found a 2,600-year-old statue, but his identity remained secret, until now.

An article published in the journal  Sudan and Nubia revealed the “one half-scale” statue as Aspelta, a ruler of the Kush kingdom between 593 BC and 568 BC. Archaeologists recently interpreted an ancient inscription which was found on the statue which said he was “beloved of a god” and “given all life stability and dominion forever.”

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/2600-year-old-statue-identified-vengeful-kush-ruler-009640