Source Word
Upper Nubia
Proper noun
The
southern
part
of
the
ancient
kingdom
of
Nubia,
lying
upstream
of
the
second
cataract
of
the
Nile
river
and
stretching
southwards
at
least
to
the
sixth
cataract
of
the
Nile;
remained
independent
of
Ancient
Egypt
during
the
Middle
Kingdom
period,
but
conquered
during
the
New
Kingdom.
Corresponds
roughly
to
the
portion
of
Nubia
lying
within
the
present-day
country
of
Sudan.
Japanese Meaning
上ヌビア:古代ヌビア王国の南部地域を指し、ナイル川の第二段階の上流に位置し、南に向かって第六段階まで延びる。中世期にエジプトから独立していたが、新王国時代に征服された地域で、現在のスーダンに位置する部分に相当する。
Sense(1)
The
southern
part
of
the
ancient
kingdom
of
Nubia,
lying
upstream
of
the
second
cataract
of
the
Nile
river
and
stretching
southwards
at
least
to
the
sixth
cataract
of
the
Nile;
remained
independent
of
Ancient
Egypt
during
the
Middle
Kingdom
period,
but
conquered
during
the
New
Kingdom.
Corresponds
roughly
to
the
portion
of
Nubia
lying
within
the
present-day
country
of
Sudan.