Beja language
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Beja is an Afroasiatic language of the Cushitic branch spoken on the western coast of the Red Sea by the Beja people. Its speakers inhabit parts of Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea.
The ostracon which Francis Llewellyn Griffith believed bore writing in the Blemmyan language. Gerald M. Browne and Klaus Wedekind believe this to be the ancestor of the modern Beja language.
Blemmyes
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The Blemmyes were an Eastern Desert people who appeared in written sources from the 7th century BC until the 8th century AD. By the late 4th century, they had occupied Lower Nubia and established a ki
Temple of Kalabsha
Reliefs of the "Ethiopian" chamber inside the Isis temple of Philae, depicting pilgrims and priests from the south. The inscription in front of the third figure from the left is a letter describing the gifts of a diplomatic mission sent by King Talakhidamani of Kush.