Haptic, 210, 213, 228, 235, 260

Hiera Sycaminos, 16

human remains, 5, 7, 37–38, 68–71, 80, 83, 88, 123–131, 134, 191–207, 209, 211–213, 216–218, 227, 231, 239–240, 251–252, 255

identity, 2–3, 8, 53, 56, 66–67, 74–76, 79–83, 87–92, 94, 96–107, 164–165, 176–180, 229–231, 237–250, 253, 260

Isemne, 21

Isis, 19, 24, 141, 153, 224

Kalabsha, 19–21, 28, 31, 172, 219

Kawa, 39, 156

Kerma, 33, 38–40, 69, 71, 156

Kharamadoye, 21, 254

Khiris, 20

Kirwan, Lawrence P., 1–7, 10–11, 36, 39, 49, 51, 116, 128, 223

Klinarch, 20–21

Kosha, 29–30, 34, 49

libation, 27–28, 32, 149

linguistic terminology, 8, 18, 187–189, 203, 253

Maharraqa, 16

Marcellinus, Ammianus, 18, 23

Maximinus, 19

Megabaroi, 18

Meinarti, 26, 41, 168

Meroitic culture, 7, 11, 16–17, 21, 25–30, 34–35, 38–41, 44, 46–47, 52–53, 59, 70–72, 87, 96, 131, 142, 158–159, 167–168, 176, 184, 189, 224, 237, 250, 253

Meroitic language, 21, 27

Meroë, 2, 16–17, 23, 33, 36, 38–41, 154–156, 159, 164, 216, 230, 233

Meroë, fall of, 2, 159

Meskell, Lynn, 82, 96–97, 99, 232, 249

metal(s), 33, 60, 96, 103, 135–137, 139, 145, 148–165, 170–171, 177–179, 193–194, 196, 203–206, 220–222, 229, 249–250, 255

bronze, 26, 35–36, 44, 51, 97, 129, 145, 149, 151–152, 156, 159–165, 177, 179, 191–194, 203–205, 210, 220–227, 239, 250–252, 257

gold, 20, 58, 149–153, 156, 160, 165, 190, 192–193, 203, 255

iron, 145, 149–160, 162–165, 171, 193, 203–205, 216–217, 255

lead, 149–153, 158, 160, 203–204

silver, 1, 5, 22, 35, 44, 46, 51, 129–130, 141–142, 145, 149–153, 158, 160, 163–165, 191–194, 203–205, 220, 232, 237–238, 250–254, 257

technology, 137, 148–160, 164–165, 171, 177, 195

Musawwarat es-Sufra, 16

Nakhabar, 21

Nile, 1, 4–5, 8, 22–23, 29, 80–81, 120, 126–128, 168, 170, 172

Nobadae, 2–3, 8, 15–24, 39, 56, 58–59, 87, 100–101, 172, 223, 246, 252–253, 257

Olympiodorus, 19–21

Ombos, 19

Osiris, 24