Libu
Sign in to savethumb|From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and four Libu men, Heinrich Menu von Minutoli|Heinrich von Minutoli (1820) The Libu (; also transcribed Rebu, Libo, or Lebu) were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name Libya derives.
Key facts
- Hieroglyphs.name
- r:Z1-b-w-T14-A1:Z2
- Hieroglyphs.name transcription
- rbw
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- Early history
- Great Chiefs of the Libu
- See also
- References
thumb|From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and four Libu men, Heinrich Menu von Minutoli|Heinrich von Minutoli (1820) The Libu (; also transcribed Rebu, Libo, or Lebu) were an Ancient Libyan tribe of Berber origin, from which the name Libya derives.
==Early history== thumb|A Egyptian faience|faience tile from the throne of Pharaoh [[Ramesses III depicting a tattooed ancient Libyan chief ( to 1153 BC).]] thumb|Vanquished Libyan. Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, reign of Rameses II (19th Dynasty) 1279–1213 BCE. (Louvre Museum, Paris) Their tribal origin in Ancient Libya is first attested in Egyptian language texts from the New Kingdom, especially from the Ramesside Period. The earliest occurrence is in a Ramesses II inscription. There were no vowels in the Egyptian script. The name Libu is written as rbw in Egyptian hieroglyphs. In the Great Karnak Inscription, the pharaoh Merneptah describes the Libu as men with pale complexion, tattooed, and with dark hair and eyes.