entity · pol_egyfull_kerma_kingdom
Kingdom of Kerma
Nubian kingdom whose Classic Kerma phase was a major contemporary of late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Egypt.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2500 BCE–1500 BCE
Precision: range
highApproximate activity or relevance range, not an assertion that the entity was unchanged throughout.
- supports · defines political formation
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Supports the formation and its cautions.
Locator: Political history and chronology discussion
Research description
Nubian kingdom whose Classic Kerma phase was a major contemporary of late Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Egypt. The record does not imply permanently fixed borders or uniform administration throughout its date range.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Political plurality
Concurrent regional rulers or administrations without one effective central state.
Why does this record have this property?
The record exhibits this analytical property during the stated interval, with the linked source defining the evidence and limitations. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- Second Intermediate Period
supports assignment · Relevant evidence and interpretation
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines political formation
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Supports the formation and its cautions.
Locator: Political history and chronology discussion