egyptian

This richly detailed wall scene, originally painted in the tomb of Seti I (KV17), presents two distinct groups of foreigners. The four men on the left, dark-skinned and clad in white garments with red sashes, are Nubians. Each of their cartouches contains the word nḥsj, meaning “Nubian,” occasionally accompanied by ḥqꜣ nḥsj, meaning “Chief of...