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Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs

We know that,from this royal line, Five kings grew powerful enough To seize the throneof...

We know that,
from this royal line, Five kings grew powerful enough To seize the throne
of the mighty egyptians

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We know that, from this royal line,
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Five kings grew powerful enough
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To seize the throne of the mighty egyptians.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:41:22
Uploaded
Jun 15, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Alleycats Films,ARTE

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Movie Summary

The Kush Empire was an ancient superpower that dominated the Nile Valley and rivaled the Egyptians, and now, a new, cutting-edge investigation at a mysterious tomb could reveal the secrets of this formidable lost kingdom.
They became known as the black pharaohs, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:13
They became known as the black pharaohs,
We usually talk about the period right after the egyptian - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:07
We usually talk about the period right after the egyptian
Narrator: One clue lies in how this royal elite chose to be buried, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:12
Narrator: One clue lies in how this royal elite chose to be ...
Only one pyramid remains standing at el-kurru today, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:15
Only one pyramid remains standing at el-kurru today,
Traditional kushite tombs were dome-shaped mounds of earth - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Traditional kushite tombs were dome-shaped mounds of earth
The body was laid to rest in a simple circular pit below. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
The body was laid to rest in a simple circular pit below.
At el-kurru, all that began to change. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
At el-kurru, all that began to change.
The cemetery at el-kurru shows this transition - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
The cemetery at el-kurru shows this transition
We have some traditional kushite burial mounds, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
We have some traditional kushite burial mounds,
But relatively quickly, these kings started adopting - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
But relatively quickly, these kings started adopting
They built enclosure walls around the tumuli, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:09
They built enclosure walls around the tumuli,
The external form of the burial monument - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
The external form of the burial monument
Another clue lies at jebel barkal - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
Another clue lies at jebel barkal
Emberling: So what we're looking at here - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
Emberling: So what we're looking at here
These columns are all that are left outside the mountain, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:08
These columns are all that are left outside the mountain,
It's the key to understanding the religious - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:07
It's the key to understanding the religious
Narrator: Cut into the rock inside this holy mountain, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:13
Narrator: Cut into the rock inside this holy mountain,
You can see the region a la yellow, - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:13
You can see the region a la yellow,
Narrator: But these images were not made for egyptian rulers. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
Narrator: But these images were not made for egyptian rulers...
They were created for the kushite kings of napata. - Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs 00:05
They were created for the kushite kings of napata.