Antiu
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The Antiu were dwellers in the desert east of the land of Ancient Egypt
and Sinai, whom the early Pharaoh
s waged war with continually. It seems that one of them must have won some decisive battle, which was held to be of such importance that an annual festival was established to commemorate it. Furthermore the festival of "The Smashing of the Antiu" which was mentioned on the Palermo Stone
was a systematic slaughtering of Egypt's enemies in the Eastern Desert.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
and Sinai, whom the early Pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
s waged war with continually. It seems that one of them must have won some decisive battle, which was held to be of such importance that an annual festival was established to commemorate it. Furthermore the festival of "The Smashing of the Antiu" which was mentioned on the Palermo Stone
Palermo stone
The Palermo Stone is a large fragment of a stele known as the Royal Annals of the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. It contains records of the kings of Egypt from the first dynasty through the fifth dynasty....
was a systematic slaughtering of Egypt's enemies in the Eastern Desert.
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dedicated a song to this event on their first album Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-KaAmongst the Catacombs of Nephren-KaAmongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka is the debut studio album by American death metal band Nile. The album was released on April 28, 1998 through Relapse Records. The album is considered to be their breakthrough record...
, entitled "Smashing The Antiu."