Upper Nubia

Japanese: 上ヌビア - かみぬびあ
Upper Nubia

Nubia was a region of great economic and military importance to Egypt since ancient times, as a source of gold and timber, a transit point for tributes from the interior of Africa, and a place for recruiting many mercenaries. It is divided into Lower Nubia (ancient name Wawat) in the lower reaches of the country, which was under Egyptian rule, and Upper Nubia (ancient name Kush, called Aethiopia by the Greeks) in the upper reaches of the country, which was under Sudanese rule.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Upper Nubia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。下流のエジプト領の下ヌビア(古代名ワワト)と上流のスーダン領の上ヌビア(古代名クシュ。ギリシア人の呼称はアイティオピア)とに分けられる。…

※「上ヌビア」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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