"A person claimed ancient Egyptians viewed Africans as enemies, but connected with the Levant? Think again!"
Ancient Egyptians never referred to the modern “African continent” as a separate concept in their writings; they saw themselves as part of the land surrounding the Nile. Claims that they habitually saw Africans as enemies ignore the fact that Egyptians regularly intermarried and integrated with Nubians as early as the 19th century BCE in Upper Egypt. Instead of separating from Nubians, the Egyptians embraced them in both military and familial alliances.
Now, consider this: ancient Egyptians referred to Asiatics as "foreigners" and "crocodiles on its riverbank," clearly distinguishing themselves from the Levant, not Africa. A text attributed to Pharaoh Merikare explicitly describes the Asiatic as a miserable foreigner, reinforcing Egypt's sharp separation from the Levant. The Egyptians saw Asiatics as outsiders, not fellow countrymen, in the exact same era Nubians were integrated into Egyptian society.
So, when people try to suggest Egypt was closer to the Levant than Africa, remember this brutal truth: Egyptians were indigenous Africans who saw Asiatics as "foreigners" long before any European tried to rewrite that history.
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