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Medjay – the people of the Bow. The Protectors that which is most important

Medjay – the people of the Bow The Chosen, The Protectors that which is most important Classification: Tribal People, Military Force Literature Kemetic, Egyptian, roman, Arabic Modern : Mythology : The Mummy Movies Aka: Blemmyes (Mirotic), Meded Arabic Origins: the Eastern Desert between the Nile and the Red Sea in the land now called the Sudan These were a Nubian people They were herdsmen and warriors Who were the Nubian Mercenaries and Special police The Medjay were a semi-nomadic people whose homeland was in the eastern desert ranging from Egypt to the Red SeaThe Red Sea is a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia. They are mentioned as early as 2400 BC, when Egyptian texts recorded them as warriors serving with the Egyptian military. The Medjay as a Tribe of people had been to some degree subjugated by Egypt and served the kingdom in many capacities Later Egyptian texts also document their presence as soldiers at fortresses built along the Nile in Nubia. So highly touted for the military training and skill that Medjay itself became synonymous with police or authority figures Archaeologists equate Pan-Grave burials with the Medjay Shallow, circular graves containing distinctive black-topped red bowls are named Pan-Graves by archaeologists and are generally thought to be the burials of the Medjay people. Pan-Grave burials also include simple, rough incised bowls. Pan-Grave burials are scattered from the 3rd cataract to Middle Egypt, and their distinctive pottery is spread even further. the magi were reputed in the ancient war for their military competency. They were commonly hired as soldiers and guards by the kush ancient kemites and the Romans in Egypt. Given their exceptional skill warfare they were considered a constant threat for supremacy for the Kushites They are widely mentioned in ancient sources. In Roman literature they were known as the blemmyes in the mirotic language they are referred to as medad an in Arabic they were known as beje majai is the name used by the early kushite and Egyptian sources. After the 20th Dynasty, the term Medjay is no longer found in Egyptian records. It is unknown whether the Medjay as an occupation had been abolished or the name of the force had changed. However, there is speculation that a group of people called the Meded who fought against the Kush during the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. might have been related to the Medjay. The homeland of the Medjay is the eastern Sudan. Archaeologist and historical evidence suggests that they shared common ethnic origins with the ancient Nubians. Their dominant lifestyle as pastoralists mostly has been determined by the harsh and semi arid environment of east Sudan. They control the mining areas of the Sudan and regulated trade routes from the Red Sea to the Nile. The sudden appearance of these graves in the Nile Valley suggests that they represent an immigrant population, while the presence of Nerita shells in many of them suggests their occupants came from the Eastern Desert between the Nile and the Red Sea. Other objects commonly found in these graves include the painted skulls of various horned animals, which are found either arranged in a circle around the burial pit or placed in separate offering pits. is speculation that a group of people called the Meded who fought against the Kush during the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. might have been related to the Medjay. The tale of the Medjay live on still represented in the modern mythology of the Mummy Series of Movies as well as the popular video games series Assassin’s creed. mohamedjbaliusa