
It was an ancient civilization, which originated along the middle and lower reaches of the Nile River, whose history spans more than three millennia.
The original name of the country, especially during the Old Kingdom, was Kemet (Km.t), 'black land, by the color of the fertilizing silt that covered during the regular annual flood the valley that is located on the banks of the Nile River, in opposition to Deshret (dsr.t, 'red earth'), by the sand...