<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Know Thyself Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our mission is to reconstruct history from an African perspective, putting the African Intelligentsia center stage. ]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/resources</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:20:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/zu/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[RSS TEST 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[this is just a test]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/rss-test-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a252c1b723e0825bac8ea27</guid><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 08:32:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_21d7fc4c666b4e689270e262fa5defd0~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 SHAM STUDY]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure many of you have seen this headline “Ancient Egyptian mummy genomes suggest an increase of Sub-Saharan African ancestry in...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/2017-sham-study</link><guid isPermaLink="false">686d1f9ceea2a6712f760a6c</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:41:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_0c0a8df1c96b4cf5a6da255eb0bc5347~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[DARIUS AND THE ELAMITE LEGACY: TRACING THE ROOTS OF IMPERIAL PERSIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reconstruction of Darius the Great The rise of Darius the Great, one of the most influential rulers of the Achaemenid Empire, is often...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/darius-and-the-elamite-legacy-tracing-the-roots-of-imperial-persia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6839e17df61cd3cff014bbda</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:11:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_748a0a398dc54ac5a578ab90b46049f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE INFAMOUS TEN THOUSAND IMMORTALS ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The famed 'Immortal' soldiers of the Achaemenid Empire, immortalized in Herodotus’s Histories and dramatized in modern films such as 300,...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/the-infamous-ten-thousand-immortals</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682087575fc4a7d439377e69</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 11:22:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_ecccf668920c405891515023fd31e333~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHILDREN OF THE SUN]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the deep soil of Ta-Nehesy we rise, guided by the Nile, beneath ancestral skies. Deep in the interior where the spirit ignites, down...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/children-of-the-sun-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681a325cedfadc47fac42fca</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2025 09:17:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_ca62015b461c4e5a803d1ee76cce62d4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE SYMBOLIC MEANING OF THE WHITE CROWN, RED CROWN, AND DOUBLE CROWN IN ANCIENT EGYPT: DISPELLING MODERN MISINTERPRETATIONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the iconography and royal symbolism of ancient Kemet (Egypt), the crowns of the Nsut's (pharaohs) were powerful emblems of sovereignty...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/the-symbolic-meaning-of-the-white-crown-red-crown-and-double-crown-in-ancient-egypt-dispelling-mo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6814f972761804b29a4c2fc7</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2025 16:57:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_ef313eee94ac44bfb421a87b0ce08643~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHAPAL OF MAYA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maya and his wife Merit, officials of the 18th Dynasty, are depicted with brilliant, deep reddish-brown skin, reflecting the true...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/chapal-of-maya</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680f64a5b46a6a20a1e33611</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:28:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_aa28be4ee9ac48baa1cdbf4ad15e1d1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BUST OF ROYAL SCRIBE MÉNIOU  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bust of the Royal Scribe, Méniou The Bust of the Royal Scribe, Méniou is a fragmentary limestone sculpture from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty,...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/bust-of-royal-scribe-m%C3%A9niou</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ffb6ee62334f40eda162d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Museum]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 13:57:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_14adbe0bfda5440d9cd537404204a3b8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_865,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARTWORK IN TUTANKHAMUN'S BURIAL CHAMBER (KV62)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the final (left) scene, Tutankhamun is shown being embraced by the god Osiris and welcomed in the afterlife, whilst the young king is...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/artwork-in-tutankhamun-s-burial-chamber-kv62</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fea720a13cda7187987807</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_13c4689a936d4d70b63cb680decccc31~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_853,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[KEMETIC DANCER]]></title><description><![CDATA[In ancient Kemet, like many African societies, women were highly respected and not objectified or overly sexualized in the way they often...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/kemetic__dancer</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fd532da13cda718797b3fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:40:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_0f82d068d20c4e3bbc5aa54560dea3ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[NUBIANS OF PUNT]]></title><description><![CDATA[Queen Ati, wife of King Perahu of Punt, relief found at Deir el-Bahari. The land of Punt, indigenously known as "pwnt" (pronounced...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/nubians-of-punt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fbd6d3a13cda718796e992</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:23:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_4979b015d53e400185bba12c1208d5c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[HENU: GESTURE OF PRAISE ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The human figure is representative of the Nsut Bity (pharaoh), an earthly embodiment of divine authority and power, serving as the...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/henu-gesture-of-praise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fbd111a13cda718796e624</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_955ea216fe2e468f86be9b2eab665ea1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_937,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[SKIN DEEP: MELANIN, MIGRATION, AND RACIAL MYTHOS IN ANTIQUITY]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artwork created by The Kings Monologue                                                                                                    ...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/ed8d6853</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67fa93bea13cda71879636f1</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2025 16:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_bfc5b690fde743f1ab4d51e340548f40~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" 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Meryetmut was a prominent Kemetic high priestess and held the esteemed title of God’s Wife of...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/statue-of-the-priestess-karomama-divine-adoratrice-of-amun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f7c1b97a001b9fd8c08261</guid><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reliefs]]></category><category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:04:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_ceccb2ff229e402d87e5a5362092870b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSORKON II, MESHWESH RULER OF THE DELTA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Illustration of Osorkon II created by Ramomar NY Osorkon II was Meshwesh Pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty, a family of Libyan descent who...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/osorkon-ii-meshwesh-ruler-of-the-delta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f7bfaf7a001b9fd8c080f4</guid><category><![CDATA[Statues]]></category><category><![CDATA[Newsfeed]]></category><category><![CDATA[Reconstructions]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/384819_a4018bdb3470463da2099c5b1ba4251b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Heru</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[STATUE OF PRINCESS TAKUSHIT (THE KUSHITE)]]></title><description><![CDATA[The statue of Princess Takushit was discovered in 1880, in Lower Egypt, on the hill of Kom-Toruga, near Lake Mariut, south of Alexandria...]]></description><link>https://www.knowthyselfinstitute.com/post/statue-of-princess-takushit-the-kushite</link><guid 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