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LUXUS
reply to post by Spider879
Now why am I not surprised that you think the original Aztecs were black
In any case both lite-skinned and dark-skinned Egyptians are
the descendants of their darker ancestors and are therefore
authentic even if they only have one drop of ancient Kemitic blood in them
Hanslune
reply to post by Spider879
Except that you avoided the query on percentages or what is sometimes called the quadroon question.
I do note that you keep posting images of dark-skinned people - often cherry picked and out of context -and are now claiming the Sumerians are possibly black too?
For the lurkers
The quadroon question
To Luxus this causes him to go into hysterics, in his world view any drop of black blood is not acceptable - which is why he seems to have invented his own theory of evolution - we hope to see that detailed in the future.
To Spider the quadroon question is one of 'one drop of', ie anyone with 'one drop of' is black.
So we shall leave these guys in the PC world of today are called euro and afro-centric and who think the world can be nicely and cleanly divided into Black or White to fight on....
Spider879
Oh almost forgot the Sumerians are the ones who made the claim they were Black,if there is something wrong with the translation of the Lament For Ur or Sargon of Akkad boast that the Black headed people I conquered and rule then a correction need to be made by experts in the field. I stated that they were non Africans and probably of Australoid or South Asian types.
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Spider879
Oh almost forgot the Sumerians are the ones who made the claim they were Black,if there is something wrong with the translation of the Lament For Ur or Sargon of Akkad boast that the Black headed people I conquered and rule then a correction need to be made by experts in the field. I stated that they were non Africans and probably of Australoid or South Asian types.
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dragonridr
Spider879
Oh almost forgot the Sumerians are the ones who made the claim they were Black,if there is something wrong with the translation of the Lament For Ur or Sargon of Akkad boast that the Black headed people I conquered and rule then a correction need to be made by experts in the field. I stated that they were non Africans and probably of Australoid or South Asian types.
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Sumarians made no such claims your miss quoting again. He meant they had very dark black hair i dont know if your aware of this but not all white people have blond hair and blue eyes. Ever been to Armenia in the caucuses. They are known for there jet black hair and oddly green eyes are also common no blondes though hard to die there hair blond. Same thing when i went to Iraq like 90 percent of Iraqi's have jet black hair.So there black headed odd that put it that way huh unless he meant hair then kinda makes sense.Just thought id get your opinion where you aware they did DNA tests on King Tut? And found King TUT was related to about 70 percent of European males? Meaning they had a common ancestor so im guessing this means 70 percent of Europe's males are black? How would you explain this since europe of course is predominately white? Just curious how far your theory goes.
421 iii 9 [May the black-headed people which have been cast away from you, pay homage to you
OzTiger
Xaphan
The whole black theory has lost all credibility now because black supremacists are always pushing this on their websites. White supremacists also like to say ancient Egyptians were white lol. Whenever you read something like this always check the sources to see if the person supplying this "information" is biased or not.
Also, these people don't look black or white. They look Arab, so my money is on the ancient Egyptians being Arab.
With all the ancients meticulous attention to detail I find it a bit strange that both the people depicted above have right hands on their left arms.
I always believed (perhaps wrongly) that prior to 10,000 years ago we were all "hunter gatherers" and for a period of 240.000 years (immediately after the 'hominid(n)' of our species when we became homo-sapien) we did little or nothing regarding architecture and agriculture and we were all black. Then the Sumerian's came into effect and wrote down some amazing tales of how they came into being. At this stage in time it appears (through pictographs and sculptures) that we were of various shades ranging from black, brown, reddish-brown, yellow(ish) and white(ish) and apparently all living together in the same area. Not only but also we had different shades of hair color too.
Whether we believe the Sumerian Tablets of creation (and their amazing comparison to the book of Genesis) or the DNA evidence of some sort of genetic modification (46 chromosomes from 48 chromosomes some 250,000 years ago and 9 of our chromosomes again modified some 10,000 years ago - again subject to much speculation) the question is why were the lighter skin people so superior intellectually to the black people they later made into slaves?
The Ancient Egyptians are mainly depicted as lighter skinned although in some pictographs they are decidedly black. Some theories suggest that the Pharaoh's were a race of their own - Akenhaten for one seems way different.
Interesting thread and some good reading on many posts.
Spider879
LUXUS
reply to post by Spider879
Now why am I not surprised that you think the original Aztecs were black
And where did I make that claim pls back that up.
Anywayz Iam off this thread..thanx for playing.
LUXUS
Spider879
LUXUS
reply to post by Spider879
Now why am I not surprised that you think the original Aztecs were black
And where did I make that claim pls back that up.
Anywayz Iam off this thread..thanx for playing.
No, what exactly have these people got to do with the ancient Aztecs then?
188-191. After the haze had lifted at noon, he made fires blaze. He locked up the day and the rising of the bright sun together with the good storm. In the Land he did not let the bright sun rise; it shone like the evening star. In the delightful night, the time when coolness sets in, he redoubled the south wind.
192-196. The scorching potsherds made the dust glow (?) -- the people groan. He swept the winds over the black-headed people -- the people groan. Sumer was overturned by a snare -- the people groan. It attacked (?) the Land and devoured it completely. Tears cannot influence the bitter storm -- the people groan.
“Things that may not be true can be made if you repeat them long and often enough, therefore, always repeat statements that will give your race a status and an advantage. That is how the White man has built up his system of superiority. He is always telling you he is superior and he has written history and literature to prove it. You must do the same.”
– Marcus Garvey
reply to post by dragonridr
Herodotus never said egyptians have black skin and kinky hair. He was speculating the colchians were actually egptians not that egyptians were black.Herodotus believed that the Colchians (southern Black Sea area) were introduced to Asia by Egyptian expansion as far as Thrace and Scythia because "they have black skins and curly hair (not that that amounts to much, as other nations have the same)." [Herodotus, Histories, 167.]
There can be no doubt that the Colchians are an Egyptian race. Before I heard any mention of the fact from others, I had remarked it myself. After the thought had struck me, I made inquiries on the subject both in Colchis and in Egypt, and I found that the Colchians had a more distinct recollection of the Egyptians, than the Egyptians had of them. Still the Egyptians said that they believed the Colchians to be descended from the army of Sesostris. My own conjectures were founded, first, on the fact that they are black-skinned and have woolly hair, which certainly amounts to but little, since several other nations are so too. But further and more especially, on the circumstance that the Colchians, the Egyptians, and the Ethiopians, are the only nations who have practised circumcision from the earliest times. The Phoenicians and the Syrians of Palestine themselves confess that they learned the custom of the Egyptians. And the Syrians who dwell about the rivers Thermodon and Parthenius, as well as their neighbors the Macronians, say that they have recently adopted it from the Colchians. Now these are the only nations who use circumcision, and it is plain that they all imitate herein the Egyptians. With respect to the Ethiopians, indeed, I cannot decide whether they learned the practice of the Egyptians, or the Egyptians of them (it is undoubtedly of very ancient date in Ethiopia). But that the others derived their knowledge of it from Egypt is clear to me, from the fact that the Phoenicians, when they come to have commerce with the Greeks, cease to follow the Egyptians in this custom, and allow their children to remain uncircumcised. (Herodotus, The Histories, Book 2:104)
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I will add a further proof to the identity of the Egyptians and the Colchians. These two nations weave their linen in exactly the same way, and this is a way entirely unknown to the rest of the world; they also in their whole mode of life and in their language resemble one another. The Colchian linen is called by the Greeks Sardinian, while that which comes from Egypt is known as Egyptian.
Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.) Greek philosopher, scientist, and tutor to Alexander the Great.
Aristotle is said to have written 150 philosophical treatises.
"Too black a hue marks the coward as witness Egyptians and Ethiopians and so does also too white a complexion as you may see from women, the complexion of courage is between the two."
(Physiognomics, Vol. VI, 812a)
Aristotle makes reference to the hair form of Egyptians and Ethiopians: "Why are the Ethiopians and Egyptians bandy-legged? Is it because the bodies of living creatures become distorted by heat, like logs of wood when they become dry? The condition of their hair supports this theory; for it is curlier than that of other nations, and curliness is as it were crookedness of the hair."
(Physiognomics, Book XIV, p. 317)
Lucian (Greek writer, 125 B.C.) is as explicit as that of the previous writers. He introduces two Greeks, Lycinus and Timolaus, who start a conversation:
Lycinus (describing a young Egyptian): "This boy is not merely black; he has thick lips and his legs are too thin . . . his hair worn in a plait behind shows that he is not a freeman."
Timolaus: "But that is a sign of really distinguished birth in Egypt, Lycinus, All freeborn children plait their hair until they reach manhood. It is the exact opposite of the custom of our ancestors who thought it seemly for old men to secure their hair with a gold brooch to keep it in place."
(Lucian, Navigations, paras 2-3)
The boxes lids and front end-panels have cartouche containing the names and titles of Amenemhat II of the 12th Dynasty identifying, so the archaeologists assumed, the king by whom the treasure had been deposited, perhaps in his father Senusret I's memory. Here before them, evidently, lay a unique deposit of foreign tribute - hailing from as far way as Afghanistan in the east (source of the lapis lazuli) and the Mediterranean world to the west (apparent origin of the silver vessels
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Funniest part about the whole thing is Afrocentrism is ignoring one of the great civilizations in the would its called Nubia there to busy trying to get back at the white man and want to prove him wrong then look at a culture that needs the attention. Nubians had a language and writing that to this day no one has translated.we have lights of writings from them but guess what we havnt a clue what it says. Nubians built over 200 pyramids they became such a military power they took over lands all the way into the Sinai. Traded with far away places such as Afghanistan.for over a hundred years ruled Egypt. But we know very little about them why you might ask? Well the people that could be doing this research are to busy trying to prove the Egyptians were black or Jesus or the Hebrews. Why try to rewrite history create there own its there i personal have all ways been fascinated with Africa.Did you know in Nigeria they discovered a city called Eredo it had walls around it 100 miles long and up to 70 feet high. This rivals the great wall. But these professors dont want to discover African history this is nothing more then a racist tirade. And speaking of that mine is done sorry its just so sad considering eventually these places will be gone and forgotten.
Now the egyptians origin contrary to this film they were not from africa. Around 5,000 years ago the Sahara area dried out, and part of the indigenous Saharan population retreated East towards the Nile Valley. So what color would they be well same color color they are today really hasnt change there origin would be Persian what is today Iraq.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
There is no evidence that Egyptians were black archaeologists cant find any roots for Egypt anywhere but Syria and middle east