Nūba (English spelling)

Japanese: Nūba(英語表記)Nuba
Nūba (English spelling)

The area was known as Nuba, or the region between the first and fourth cataracts in Aswan. It was a source of gold and timber, a transit point for tributes from the interior of Africa, and a place for recruiting mercenaries. It was an important economic and military region for Egypt since ancient times.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Nūba" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般的にアスワンの第1急湍(たん)から南の第4急湍付近までをさす。アラビア語ではヌーバNūba。黄金や木材の産地として,アフリカ奥地からの貢納品の中継地として,また多くの傭兵を徴用する地として,古代からエジプトにとって経済的にも軍事的にも重要な地域であった。…

※「Nūba」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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