Long-lived Nubian kingdom (Napatan then Meroitic) that for a time ruled all Egypt.
The Kingdom of Kush (Napatan and Meroitic phases, c. 800 BCE–350 CE) was destroyed c. 350 CE when the Kingdom of Aksum under King Ezana invaded and sacked Meroë (finding it largely abandoned, already weakened by the Noba), incorporating the northern Kushite territories; the Meroitic script ceased to be used and the political structures of Kush dissolved into the successor polities of Nobatia, Makuria, and Alodia.
The atlas holds 8 border frames for Kingdom of Kush — the shape you scrub through changes in 1070 BC · 700 BC · 300 BC · 250 BC · 150 BC · 50 BC · 50 · 150.
The current authoritative survey of ancient Nubia, from the A-Group and Kerma through Kush and Meroe.
UNESCO volume covering Kerma alongside other Nubian cultures; brings record to 2 sources
Egyptologist Donald Redford traces the Nubian presence in Egypt and the rise and rule of the Kushite Twenty-fifth Dynasty.
Classic archaeological monograph on Meroë; Shinnie led the major excavations; specialist source for the Meroitic kingdom