Stone hand-mill in Egypt, same tool and method used today

Left: Akuaba Fertlity doll Egypt, Centre & right Akuaba Fertlity doll Ashanti.

Left Egyptian courtiers wrap cloth around their chests and mid-body; same with Ashanti courtiers to
the right.
Egyptian “Koligho” string instrumentalist; musician King Ayisoba of Ghana playing same instrument.

Kors

The Kora string instruments of Egypt, still played in West Africa.

Egyptian gold and beads trinkets; Ashanti gold and beads trinkets.
 Akan hair dress with Cowry shell; Egyptian wig hair dress with cowry shells.

Pharaoh’s head dress of gold band, gold snake totem and blackened leather; Ashanti chiefs in head
dress of gold band, gold animal totem and blackened leather.
Left, Egyptian General Khakhperure wearing leopard skin, stands before the Pharaoh in the Opening
of the Mouth (Anum) festival. Right, Ashanti war general (encircled red) wearing leopard skin, walks
before the Otumfuor (King) during Addae festival.

Code breaking – Part 1

Ashantis’, Akuapem, Fantes, Gas’ and Dagombas' speak fluent Egyptian; that ancient language
in hieroglyphs.
Let’s ride! In one of my numerous pursuits of ancient African civilizations, I put my scopes on
Egypt (Kermit/Misr/Misrm), names in the pharaonic dynasties had caught my eye, but the
phonetics proved a bit off. Some things rang a bell, but the Anglo-phonetic representation of
translated hieroglyphics, suddenly seemed to me the work of novices. European thinking was being
employed in the translation of an African culture and language. No wonder we know the story but the
essence of these ancients have not been fully satisfied. The number one culprit is Phonetics and Semantics
of languages derivative of Greek and Latin, those of Western Europe that gave the world first exposure to
Egyptian translations.
Up until 1799 AD, no one had comprehension of the writings on the walls and colonnades of ancient
Egypt, till the Rosetta Stone bearing a message translated in 3 languages, was discovered. It was a decree
issued at Memphis, Egypt, in the year 196 BC on behalf of King Ptolemy the 5th, descendant of Ptolemy,
one of Alexander the Great’s generals, a chief officer in the Grecian invasion of Egypt in 332 BC.
My particular interest was the Amarna era under Pharaoh Akhenaten, a period when the sun (Ra or Re)
was decreed as the one god for the whole kingdom. Like all ancient gods to the present, they had different
name in their reference; the literal names and the spiritual. “Aten” (a-ten), was the spirit name of the sun
god Ra, Re or Wia. The phrase “a-ten” in the Twi language of the Akans in Ghana, translates as justice,
judgement or just; a befitting title for a god Akhenaten believed to be the one and only, beside whom, there
was no other.
“Ra” - Egyptian and “e-wia” or “wia” - Akan/Twi; both words mean the sun. In Akan phonetics, Ra/Wia
sound similar, almost indistinguishable except for the Anglo-Saxon translation attempt in its native
phonetics English which has introduced a great distortion.
Above is an introduction to a 21st Century discovery of who the real Ancient Egyptians were, and the
lands they have settled, and the names they call themselves, and the language they speak, which has not
changed much since ancient times to the present.
Part 2 will introduce names and places in Akan lands of Ghana which mirror same in Egypt. Stay tuned.

Ancient Egyptians and Ghana...

Code breaking part 2
In my last posting on hieroglyphics Code breaking, I alluded to misrepresentations of
pronunciation in that ancient language because derivatives of Latin and Greek, modern Western
European phonetics and Semantics, had been employed in its interpretation. Note, the language
was symbolically represented and not written in alphabets, in which case, accurate matches
could not be made in German, English or French, the primary language researchers have
employed in translating their discoveries.
Observing a few names of the Pharaohs, their wives, in-laws, children etc, I began to see strong
and compelling semblance with kings, princesses and priests still serving in the Royal Courts of
Ashanti, Ghana. My mother-in-law’s name stood out; she is daughter of late King Osei Agyeman
Prempeh II. Her Akan name is “Nanaakosuaoheneafreuo)”. Akans belong to the Nubian/Kushite
clans who migrated from Western Sudanese Empires to settle in west Africa.
Now, if one tries pronouncing Nanaakosuaoheneafreuo in a sigle breath, it comes out as
“Nanakosuahenefrau,” and by literal interpretation, Nana Akosua Hene Frau, thus; “, Nana
Akosua king of the Volta.” That does not make sense! The Akans in Ghana call the Volta River
Osuo Frau. Herein lies the error in European Translations. Now, let’s attempt to break the name
down;
Nanaakosuaoheneafreuo); separate the string, and the name assumes its correct meaning;
Nana-Akosua-Ohene-a-fre-uo). By interpretation; “Nana-Akosua-who-has-been-
summoned(called)-by-the-king.”
The expression “fre” and “fer” are one and the same in the Akan dialects of Twi and Fante
respectively; more so when used in past tense. I attempted applying same breakdown to Queen
Nefertiti's name (Titi, is a common female name still used among the Ashantis). "Titi" means
ancient, in Twi. The queens royal name is “Neferneferuaten,” and...wow!!
Neferneferuaten; Ne-fer-ne-fer-u-aten in Fante, “Your-Calling, Names-You-as-aten.” “Aten” in
Twi/Fante means Justice/Judge, hence; one called onto justice. Be minded here that, Nefertiti,
was wife of Pharoah Akhenaten, and the two founded the religion that worshiped the sun god Ra
or “Wia,” as it would be pronounced in Twi. Might Ne-fer-titi mean "one called by the
ancient/ancient of days? Akhenaten’s name when broken in two, sounds accurate; “Akhen-aten,”
thus “Akan-justice” when translated into the Twi language.
"Akan," A-kan-ne or Akan-fuo translates as "the first person or people respectively." "kan" as a
standalone word means "first or forerunner." Hence the common Ashanti phraseology "...a-de-
kan-fou." This satisfies the argument that, Akhenaten who founded the Aten religion, will change
his name to identify himself as such, "forerunner of justice!" My maternal grandmother was called
Akosua Kane, pounced "ke-nee," so is my cousin Evelyn Gyasi Owusu Bempah, her's "Maame
Kanee."
Note also, in Akan lands in Ghana, and especially the Ashanti Kingdom, the king is “Otumfuo,”
O-tumi-fuo (one embodying all and absolute power). He is the final arbiter in matters of law and
justice in his kingdom. Therefore, the title itself, denotes “justice.” Till date, the king of Ashanti
runs a court in his palace. His judgements are final!
Note also; the people are called Akan, but when they are being referred in the third person, they
are “Akenee,” hence Akhen-aten or Akhenaten.
It is also of interest to note that, Nana Osei-Tutu, the first king of the Ashanti Kingdom, nephew of
King Oti Akenten of Kwaman(the old dominion that is today’s Kumasi), had a name similar to the
Amarna pharaoh; Otiakhenaten(in Egyptian hieroglyps). The king’s name translates in English
thus; Oti-has-pronounced-judgement (Oti-aka-aten). So, “Aten,” is not a name for the sun god,
but an attribute to it; justice!
One more pharoanic name and I will conclude part 2 of these lectures; “Smenkare.” Very
interesting.
In an earlier research, I stumbled upon the story of Pharaoh Smenkhare, his reign was short-
lived. It is alleged that he was once chief priest of the pharaoh and an army general, who staged
a palace coup to usurp power to declare himself pharaoh. It is his full name and his previous
offices, that sparked my curiosity;
“Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare Djeser Kheperu.” It is a very long name, so I will take it one at a
time, and interpret the first two. The expression “Khkhe” which is pronounced “Kaka” in the Twi
language, denotes notoriety, hence “akhkhebinsem, or "akaka-ben-sem(Notorious in Twi).”
Dagbon, or the Dagombas, are an ethnic group from Northern Ghana who are believed to have
common ancestry with the Ashanti people, title their kings as “rura,” hence Dagbonrura. I believe
the English phonetic “rure” is wrong. It will also interest you to know the Dagombas have a royal
administrative office called “Asante Kotoko Hene (chief of Ashanti Union);” important point, in
case someone attempts questioning what a northerner kingdom has to do with Ashanti.
Ankhkheperure: Once the “n” is silenced "e" corrected to "a", A-khkhepe-rura in English
translates, “the-fire-ant-king.” “Kakape” in Twi, is the Fire-ant or Soldier-ant. This is one of the
fiercest ants in the tropics. They are highly aggressive, and move in columns of thousands and
will attack anything in its path, even humans. Its bite stings like hell! Its is said that, the Ashanti
Army war formation, is modelled on this type of ant.
Smenkhkare(Smenkare): Smen-Khkare in English, translates as diviner/magician/priest-Karikari.
Karikari is a pure Ashanti name and very much used in the present.
Smen, pronounced “su-man" in Twi, means divination or dark arts. The king of Ashanti’s chief
priest is officially called the “nsman-kwaa-hene;” Smen-khkare, was the chief priest(vizier) before
usurping power to become Pharaoh.
In the Anglo-Ashanti “Sagranti war” of 1874; the Ashanti king who fought Major-General Garnet
Wolseley, was King Kofi-Khkare(egyptian spelling), or Kofi Karikari, as spelt in Anglo-Saxon
phonetics. The first spelling, is the right pronunciation in the Twi language (Asante kassa).
In Part 3, will end this series with more interesting Akan names and towns that are of ancient
Khemit (Egypt) origin.
Thanks for travelling down through the centuries with me to find the “real" Egyptians, and where
they live today.
Bratuo.
Code breaking part 3
Ancient Egyptians and Ghana...
I was hoping this may be the final part of the Egyptian series but in light of new information and
gathering interest of persons in the know, a forth write-up may be necessary.
In part 2, I made some association with Dagombas’ and their historical association with the
Ashanti, people of common ancestry in Ghana. In my haste, I made an inference which caught
the eye of my old friend Derek Amoo-Sakyi, a fellow of my faculty at University of Science and
Technology (KNUST). Derek lives and works in the North of Ghana, and very well versed in the
culture and heritage of the people. Below is what he sent to my facebook messenger after
reading;
“….very interesting academic research there. Please, the Gonjas’ are the ones who call their
Kings “wura.” The Dagbonwura is the overlord of Gonjas in Damango. The Gonjas speak Guan,
an ancient language which is related to many Akan languages. The burial places Ban mu in
Breman has a pyramid shape. I am following keenly your presentation and hope you will publish
in some History or anthropological journals. One interesting thing is that, two tribes of Israel,
Ephraim and Manasseh, were half Egyptians (their mother, Joseph’s wife, was daughter of
Potiphera, the Pharaoh’s chief priest) may be half Akans’. Its worth researching…”
Humbled, I took Derek’s advice and went to the internet site “aboutbibleprophecy.com,” and saw
this;
“Potiphera was Joseph's father-in-law. After Joseph interpreted the Pharoah's dreams, he was
given in marriage, Asenath, the daughter of Potiphera, priest of Heliopolis (Genesis 41:45).
Potiphera would be the grandfather of Joseph's two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. Potiphera
means "he whom Ra has given."
Wow!!
So, even in the era of Pharaoh Ramesses, the worship of “aten,” or sun god Ra/Re (Wia) – in
Twi language, was the Egyptian state religion. I decided to apply my new found code breaking
technique to split Potiphera’s name to see if any part had a simile in the Akan Twi language as
the name apparently translates as “he who Ra has given.” Watcht this;
Potiphera; Po-ti-pher-a. “Po” in Twi means enlightened/civilized/ethical or one with high
standards of scruples (scrupulous) , “ti” on the other hand means to separate, and “pher” or “fa”
as is spelt in Twi means to give or take, the “a” on its own does not make sense, but if “phera” or
“fa-a-ra”were translated in the Fante language, the meaning becomes clear; take or receive with
the giver's blessing. Example; “…me si, o nfa ara,” I said he/she could have it. What better name
to be given by ones deity other than, “enlightened-gift?”
Potiphera (he who Ra has given) has a direct simile in the Twi name “Nyamekye/Nyameama (he
who God has given). It is instructive to note that, the Egyptians under Pharaoh Akan-aten
(Akhenaten), abandoned polytheism (worship of many gods), to follow the one true “god” he
called the Aten (the god of justice when translated in Twi). Egypt in his generation had become
monotheistic, the worship of one god.
Side note; Pharaoh Akhenaten was so convicted of worshiping his new found god of “justice”
that, he moved the royal household from old Egypt, to “found a new city of god” he named
Armana, a city built of mud brick. His god was the god of the sky, he decreed that no other god
shall be worshiped besides the “Aten,” Ra/Re or “A-Wia” when pronounced in Twi. He then set
out to deface all monuments dedicated to the old gods off public buildings in the old cities.
Why would Akhenaten choose the desert of all places to build his new city? And why call it A-
marna? Did he believe his new found "god" of the sky would provide for him and his in a helpless
environment?
...because the next time I heard a God of the sky/Heaven providing for his people (the Hebrew
Exodus) in a helpless environment, was same desert in or near Egypt. He sent them food from
the heavens called, wait for this; "manna!" A-manna?
In the Twi language, the prefix "a," denotes multiple. Example; "a-mangoe," basket full of
mangoes? Par that to "a-manna." volumes manna?...hence Akhenaten naming his city the Giver
of sustenance? "bread of life?" A name the Christians call the God of Heaven!
Above may sound like a religious twist, but in the last lecture, will show who the real Pharaoh
Akhenaten was; a man of devout disposition who wrote poems very much like Bible psalms, in
worship of a new "god" his fathers had not known.
At this point, I would like to engage in a bit of academic exercise. It is important no notion of
guess work is perceived to be at play here, but strict intellectual and rigorous inquisition into the
facts and conventional human anthropology. I am born Ashanti of the Akan ethnic group in
Ghana. I lived the first 23yrs of my life in Kumasi, the heart of the Ashanti Kingdom. I come from
a long line of ancestry who have been officers in the royal houses, and by extension of
matrimony, I am spouse to a woman of noble birth, the granddaughter of a king. My submissions
here are of firsthand experience and direct disclosures that another, may otherwise read from
third party sources. It is important that I stake my reputation, in this matter.
The sun and the sky; in the Twi language, the former is dominant, and the environment in which
it is set, its dominion. Hence, there is no singular word for the “sky” in Twi. It is simply called A-
Wia-Mu (e-wiam/ a-Ra-mu(Egyptian), and by interpretation, “out of the sun” or “of the sun.”
Unlike English language that stretches words when compared to Twi, the latter’s expressions are
abrupt. Example, books written by British explorers at the turn of the century spelt the Ashanti
capital as “Cumassee” while the natives spell and pronounce it as “Kumasi!” It is that abrupt, so
is 90% of Twi words.
The Akans as a people have two primary deities they swear by; The God of the sky/heavens
(Onyankopong). O-ya-ko-pong “Him-that is-alone(omni)-Mighty). “Ko” or “korr” in Twi and Fante
means one, unique or omni, when spoken in context or literally. The “n” is a transitional enabler
to give a right pronunciation, but in itself, has no meaning or significance phonetically. He also
has the title "Otwadiampong!" prefixed to his name.
Otwadiampong when split into its constituent parts is "Otwa-di-ampong." This literally translates
as follows;
Otwa - surpases
di - outside (Akuapem/Ashanti)
ampong - mighty.
In contextual interpretation, "He who is mightier than the powers." Or, "He who stands outside
and envelopes the powers with his might."
The word "ampong" also means "lord;" hence Ameniamong, (lord of Mampong, title of the Asante
Mampong chief). And "abrempong," lords or chief-men of the king of Ashanti.
The second deity is, "assasi yaa," lord of the underworld. Assasi means earth/terra firma, and
yaa, is lord or overlord in Dagbani, the Dagomba language; hence "Ya-na," king of Dagbon.
The significance of words and their contextual meanings is important when attempting to
decipher codes alien to ones culture. I therefore sense conceitedness and a degree of academic
arrogance when I read interpretations Egyptologist of European extraction especially, give in
relation to the ancient Egyptians’, and their civilization. The first deficit is the Western believe that
civilization, technology and modernity are a progressive curve that has gotten better with the
passage of time; false!! Cataclysmic events have occurred that have truncated human progress
and set certain communities back to near primitive existence. The indisputable floods of the time
of Noah, eruption of Mount Vesuvius to obliterate the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, very
advanced Roman cultures of its time; not to mention the recent Tsunami that swept away vast
human settlements from Japan, through Indonesia to the shores of Australia. Academic
dishonesty to these (acts of God) interference in human history, leaves the quest for truths, as an
endeavor froth with subtle fraudulent agenda, tailored to disinherit certain people of their rightful
place in human civilization.
I will end part 3 and complete the series with 4. Hopefully, a firm argument would have been
made for Egyptologist to revisit their theories on who their real subjects of inquisition are.
Anyone wishing to use my code breaking techniques to decipher ancient Egypt, must seek my
expressed permission, or make reference to “Kwakusians Theory on Egyptian Codes”. Any
infringement will be seen as plagiarism, and have legal repercussions.
Good night and God bless.
Bratuo.
Below is Armana, the city Pharaoh Akhenaten built to honour of his so-called "one and only true
god" of the sky/heavens,: the "Aten."
Out of Blackness.
Breaking code; Egypt and the Akans of Ghana, part 4. My hometown Asante Mampong Sakkara;
sketching words...
Asante Mampong is a major and significant town in the Ashanti Kingdom of Ghana. The chief, in
the event of the unfortunate demise of the King of Ashanti, stands in as regent until the Queen
mother and council of state successfully elect and coronate a new king. Back in the day, in times
of war, Mampong was in command of all the regiments of the king’s armies. One of our famous
war generals is Amankwa-tia. Bishop Ramsier, a former captive of his in the war against Keta
and Akwamu, and whom Ramsier House of Prempeh College is named after, wrote extensively
about him. This was the prelude to the Anglo-Ashanti Sagrati War of 1874.
The name of the district in which Mampong is situated, caught my attention; it is called Sekyire
(pronounced Se-chi-re). The word sekyire, sakyira and Sakra have one and the same meaning
depending on which of the Akan dialects one speaks. The first two are likely to be used by The
Akyims and Ashantis, while the later, by the Akuapem. It means “change, reform, transform or
repent,” depending on the context in which one is expressing it.
“Sa” has 3 primary meanings in Twi; ghost or spirit, war and healing (to heal)
“Kra” has 3; the soul, message, and announcing departure.
Sakkara in my firm believe, translates as “Departure of the Souls;” hence a place where so many
kings and royal nobles were buried in ancient Egypt. Literally translated, it comes out “ghost
souls (sa-k-ra or, sa-kra).”
Other words in Twi that refer to spirits;
1. Sasabonsam: Sa-sa-bonsam (spirit-evil) or evil spirit. This is the name of Satan in the Twi
language
2. Saman: Sa-man (Ghost or spirit from the world/land of the dead)
3. Samanko: Nsa-man-ko is the battle of emancipation the Ashanti’s’ fought Denkyira their
overlords to birth that all powerful Akan kingdom to date. This was a suicide mission that required
the human-sacrifice of 3 chiefs; Mampong hene, Edwiso hene, ‘not entirely sure who the 3rd
chief was. The battle was commanded by the king Osei Tutu’s vizier (chief priest Okomfo
Anokye). The brutal butchery of human combatants and shear countless deaths in that theatre of
war earned it the even “The Battle of Nsamanko,” or the battle to certain death/land of the dead.
I went online (Wikipedia) to research the ancient city. Below is what I stumbled on;
(Sakkara is one section of the great necropolis (large ancient cemetery) of Memphis, the Old
Kingdom capital and the kings of the 1st Dynasty as well as that of the 2nd Dynasty are mostly
buried in this section of the Memphis necropolis. Three major discoveries have recently been
made at Sakkara, including a prime ministers tomb, a queen’s pyramid, and the tomb of the son
of a dynasty-founding king.
You will recall that in the last posting, I alluded to the fact that word Akan (A-kan) meant
forerunner or the first people, hence “Akanfuo;” the Akans or Akan speaking people of Ghana
and Ivory Coast? Here it is!
Sakkara is best known for the Step Pyramid, the oldest known of Egypt's 97 pyramids. It was
built for King Djoser of the 3rd Dynasty by the architect and genius Imhotep, who designed it and
its surrounding complex to be as grand as it was unique and revolutionary. Imhotep was the first
to build stone tombs in honor of the king's majesty. His many titles included 'Treasurer of the
King of Lower Egypt', 'Administrator of the Great Palace', and 'Imhotep the Builder, the Sculptor,
the Maker of Stone Vessels'. Imhotep may have also designed the pyramid of Djoser's
successor, Sekhemkhet.
Saqqara (Egyptian Arabic pronunciation), also spelled Sakkara or Saccara in English /səˈkɑːrə/,
is a vast, ancient burial ground in Egypt, serving as the necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian
capital, Memphis.[1] Saqqara features numerous pyramids, including the world famous Step
pyramid of Djoser, Located some 30 km (19 mi) south of modern-day Cairo, Saqqara covers an
area of around 7 by 1.5 km (4.35 by 0.93 mi).
At Saqqara, the oldest complete stone building complex known in history was built: Djoser's step
pyramid, built during the Third Dynasty. Another 16 Egyptian kings built pyramids at Saqqara,
which are now in various states of preservation or dilapidation. High officials added private
funeral monuments to this necropolis during the entire pharaonic period. It remained an important
complex for non-royal burials and cult ceremonies for more than 3,000 years, well into Ptolemaic
and Roman times.
North of the area known as Saqqara lies Abusir; south lies Dahshur. The area running from Giza
to Dahshur has been used as a necropolis by the inhabitants of Memphis at different times, and it
has been designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979.[2] Some scholars believe
that the name Saqqara is not derived from the ancient Egyptian funerary god Sokar, but from a
supposed local Berber Tribe called Beni Saqqar).
Rubbish!!
Beyond the facts, the unmistakable guesswork is very telling in the interpretation the author is
attempting to postulate.
Back to Sekyire, Sakyira, or “Sakra (Sakkara: Anglo-Saxon phonetic);” the district of my
hometown; if indeed the district is a transposition of that ancient Egyptian burial complex, then
local names here should be equally represented. So I took the first and broke it down;
1. King Djoser (3rd dynasty pharaoh): Djo-ser(Anglo-Saxon phonetic) when repeated in the Twi
phonetic, it is Dwo-sa. Fodwo (Fo-Dwo - pronounced For-Djo-Wo) and Adwosaa (A-Djo-sa) are
names of my late cousin and my living auntie respectively, both natives of Asante-Mampong.
2. King Sekhemkhet (successor of King Djoser): Sekhe-m-khe-t, or the Twi pronounciation –
Sika-Me-Ka-ti. “Sika” is money, “Me” is English me, “Ka” is debt, “Ti” is pay-off; hence “I who pay
off dedts!” The chief of Mampong, whom the present Nana Osei-Bonsu succeeded, was called
Nana Kati (Khe-t in Egyptian). The vowels “e” and “a” are often interchanged in Twi, to convey
same meaning.
3. Imhotep (kings architect, treasurer and administrator of the palace): Imho-te-p, “Imho” or
“Mmo” in Twi means “well done;” a pronunciation conferred on one who has excelled, “Te” head,
as in manager or chief, example CEO, “P” or “Pi,” I have no idea of its meaning but the Ashanti
Kings has a chieftaincy office with the title A-te-pi-hene or Atepi-hene. The holder of that office is
Arnold Prempeh (lawyer), son of King Osei-Agyeman Prepeh II, brother of my mother-in-law
Flora Prempeh(Nanaakosuaheneafrewo). This office rhymes perfectly with Imho-tep-i (Imhotep).
4. King Sneferu (4th dynasty pharaoh): Sn-e-fer-u in Fante, “So-n-a-fer-u” or “Oson/Osono a fre
wo;” one call by the elephant in the Twi dialect. The two royal warrior princes who left Adanse to
found the Fante kingdoms are Obumankoma and Odapa-Gyan. Their praise song sang even to
this day is “.....oson o, oson akyir nyi aboa (..there is no greater beast than the elephant),
describes Pharaoh Sneferu perfectly!
5. Khufu (Khnum-Khufu is his full name, 4th dynasty pharaoh): Kh-num “kh” or “kha” in Twi is
speak, say or declare, and “num” is mouth. “Khu-fu” or ko-fo means fighter. The pharaoh’s name
translates as “declare by mouth a fighter.” Notable figures in Ghana who go by this name are the
Lieutenant General William Frederick Akkufo of the Supreme Military Council, President John
Agyakum Kufuor and Nana Addo-Danquah Akufo Addo.
I guess I have presented enough compelling arguments to settle the ancient Akan heritage of
that gone by era in Egypt. I will summarise the series with further facts in the final lecture. Your
comments and contributions are most welcome. Thank you for your readership.
Bratuo.

The Nile, Memphis and the Sphinx....

Ghana and Egypt part 5.
Asumnya, the cradle of the Akan people record that, the Akans migrated from Egypt to the Akan
lands of Ghana. They were lead by a general of the pharaoh who had fallen out of favour with his
king. The journey to the south span several millennia. They established several kingdoms on the
way but due to the wealth these kingdoms generated, they came under attack by raiders from the
north. This left them no respite hence following gold seams on the plains of the continent then
eventually settling in their present habitations. Akans cannot live without gold, reason they tend
to settle only in lands fertile with this precious mineral or trade routes that deal in it.
1. The Nile/Pharaoh – (Suo Frau – The Volta River). The pharaoh it is said embodies the spirit of
the Nile River (a god of Egypt). Most Akan gods are rivers and lakes; “Bosomtwi, Bosomprah,
Antoa etc etc. At the Volta River crossing, the Akan clans seeing the vast expanse of its width,
remembered the great river of their nativity Kemit (Kh-a-min-t). They named that river “Frau (F-
ra-u),” as in Pha-ra-o. In Twi, “oh” is pronounced “O.” Kemit (Kha-min-te) Say It To My Hearing
when translated literally. Or, Announce us to the nations. This reminds me of Daddy Lumba’s
song “...onipa be ge no dni, woam be ge nninkye – a man came to make a name for himself, he
did not ask for long life. This is the nature of the Akan people, especially Ashantis’, a very
boastful and show-off people. Among the Akans, words that end with a consonant is truncated
with a vowel “o, e or a”
2. Sphinx or S-phin-x(s): Su-fin-so. Akans cannot pronounce “S” words abruptly; eg: Spanner will
be pronounced “So-panner,” and bus, “bo-so.” On account of this presupposition, I humbly
submit that the Sphinx is actually pronounced “Su-fin-so,” translating in English as the “River
Ofin’s Environs.” Because, among Akans, prominent landmarks and rivers tend to be what local
human settlements are named after; Bom-so, Ofin-so, Kwawie-so(desert), Sosuan-so etc etc.
The Sphinx colossus, is believed to have been in a wet environment as it bears water erosion
marks, suggesting that it had been submerged in a flood; possibly by an ancient river. The Ofin
River is one of the major water bodies in Ashanti. The settlement bearing its name is “Ofinso (O-
fin-so). So-fin-so; drop the vowels and write same in English, imposing “x” over “s” which is
phonetically correct, “S-phin-x” is the derivative.
3. Memphis – (Man-phi-so, or Manfe-so,) thus “Manfi,” the Akuapem town. Note that Manpong or
Mampong is one and the same; translates as big town. Akuapem also has a “Mampong” town
among its settlements. As I have already established, the vowels “e” and “a” are commonly
interchanged in Akan words without altering their meanings. I submit that Memphis, that ancient
Kemit/Egypt capital where the burial city Sakkara was situated, is the same town “Manfi” in
Ghana is named after. Tying Akuapem and Asante-Mampong by geographical locations in
Ghana and Egypt, gives some compelling food for thought.
4. Amarna – City founded by Akhanaten. Amanaha is a place and same called of its people in
Ghana; probably in the Nzimah area.
Now lets take a look at some pharaonic names and see if we could find similar in Akan;
Egyptian;
1. Amon-Ra
2. Akhenaten (Akhan-aten)
3. Khufu
4. Ay
5. Djoser
6. Nefertiti
Akan;
1. Lets try names with “Amon”
Amon-Niikwey
Amon-Kotey
Amon-oo or Amonoo-neizer
2. “Aten” as in Akhenaten
Amoaten: Amo-aten (hail justice)
Kwarten: Kwaa-aten (messanger of justice)
Kyirematen (Alan): Kyire-me-aten (show me justice)
Oten: O-ten (upright or, just person)
3. Khufu as Pharaoh Khanum Khufu/Kh-anum Kh-u-fu
Yaw Anum (a person’s name)
Anum (town in Ghana). It also translates a “mouth.”
Akufu Addo (NPP presidential candidate)
J.A. Kufuor (Kufu-or: ex-president of Ghana)
Addo Kufuor (former minister of defence)
4. Ay, Tutankhamun’s royal aide and mentor
Ayeduase (Ay-edua-se): a village near KNUST which translates as “under “Ay’s” tree.
Ayigya (Ay-igya) – “Ay’s legacy); village in Kumasi near KNUST.
Ayebonte (Ay-ebonte) Ga name.
Boayetey (Boa-Ay-tey) Akan name from Dwabeng.
Ayafer (Ay-a-fer) Fante name translating as “Ay has called.”
5. Djoser (Dwo-sa or Djo-sa), as in the pharaoh.
Fodwo or Fo-Djo-wo; example Kwadwo Fodwo, Akan male name
Mfodwo or M-fo-djo
Adjosaa or A-Djo-sa; Akan female name from Sekyire (Mampong) or Sakkara (Egyptian)
6. Nefertiti (Neferneferuaten or Ne-fer-ne-fer-u-aten) as in the pharaonic queen. Her name
translates in Fante as “your calling names you as justice.”
Titi: common female name in Ashanti
AkosuaOheneFreu (Ohen-e-fre-u) translates as “the king summons you.” This is the name of
Madam Flora Prempeh, Hiahene of Ayigya (Duchess of Ay-igya), that little settlement bordering
University of Science and Technology in Kumasi.
To end, I have posted a royal ceremony called “Opening of the mouth.” The below picture which
captures this ceremony, is a wall mural in the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Remember Anum
(town in Ghana)? which also translates “mouth” in Twi? Well....
Bratuo.

A calling from my fathers....

Akan, Hausa and Egypt part 6.
I will admit, this has been a most tiring experience but a call as great as this cannot be treated as
one personal, restoration of a whole human race depends on this, so I owe it a duty to mankind
to expose what I believe has been a contrived machination to disinherit a people of their rightful
place in history; the Akan, Hausa and other kingdoms and ethnic groupings in the West African
sub region. It all started as a wildcard chance event when I started recognising ancient Egyptians
names among the Akans’, Gas’, Akuapen, Fante, Dagombas’ and Guans’ of Ghana. I have
exhausted a fair claim of association of Ghanaians with Egypt, so I decided to test my theory with
other West Africans who claim ancestry to Egypt. The Hausa of Northern Nigeria were an
obvious choice. As soon as their name came up, their chief city presented itself a name to
consider; Kano! Karnak of Egypt? Similar, but not strong enough? Watch this;
In the publication “Hausa-Egyptian Establishment,” the author Carleton T. Hodge of Indiana
University, states; “...sufficient facts have been readily available for many years to prove the
relationship of Hausa to Egypt and to the Semitic languages. Those who have done research in
this subject area, have done so using language as a tool. Notable authorities are G.A. Barton
“Semitic and Hamitic Origins” – Philadelphia 1934; Werner Vycichl “Egypto-Semitic Comparison,”
1958. Werner argues that not enough research has been done in Afro-Asiatic languages, and
that the subject study is still in its infancy.
My question is; is anybody terrified of what they might discover? Hence the reason it has been
stunted as a subject for academic research? This is where I come in, I have connected the dots.
Note, Semites are the Hebrew or Jewish people; descendants of Jacob, who was renamed
“Israel.” The nation of Israel was founded in Egypt. After 400yrs, it moved out to form the
independent Kingdom which later split to become Israel and Judah, hence the Middle East
becoming Judea before the Grecian conquest that change the name to Palestine. Post that, the
setting up of administrative territories called Tetrarhies (Greek), a government system of Four
Governors introduced by the Roman Emeror Diocletian. Herod, ruler of Galilee and Perea at the
time of Jesus, was not a Jew! Judea was under roman occupation the so called "King Herod,"
wasn't native if the land. In today's Ghana, he would have been "District Chief Executive(DCE);"
a position less than that of a Roman Prefect. Pontius Pilate the prefect, was a higher authority
than Herod, hence Jesus the Christ, being redirected him for adjudication on the contrived
allegation by the synagogue rulers about Christ usurping power was King of the Jews (Judea's).
My focus is on Joseph (Zaphenath-Paneah - his Egyptian name (Genesis 41:45) the Hebrew or
Israelite, and Asenath his wife the Egyptian, daughter of Potiphera, priest of On.
I decided to test my limited Hausa on Joe’s wife, Asenath. In Hausa, the name “Asena” is still
common. The full name is Asenatu or Asanatu, depending on which of the dialects one spoke.
Breaking Asenath down, the derivative “Asena-t-h” is arrived at. The “h” in most West African
dialects sounds “hoo” or “u.” Asena-t-hoo and Asenatu are therefore one and the same. Joseph’s
wife had a Hausa name.
The Hebrew Joseph; what secrets did he too have to offer? Genesis 41: 37 – 44; “...this proposal
pleased Pharaoh and all his servants. 38 And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man
like this, in whom is the Spirit of God?”[c] 39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has
shown you all this, there is none so discerning and wise as you are. 40 You shall be over my
house, and all my people shall order themselves as you command.[d] Only as regards the throne
will I be greater than you.” 41 And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land
of Egypt.” 42 Then Pharaoh took his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph's hand, and
clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. 43 And he made him
ride in his second chariot. And they called out before him, “Bow the knee!”[e] Thus he set him
over all the land of Egypt. 44 Moreover, Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without
your consent no one shall lift up hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
Now here is what I was looking for; the Old Testament Bible, Genesis 41:45 – “Then Pharaoh
gave Joseph a new Egyptian name, “Zaphenath-paneah.” He also gave him a wife, whose name
was Asenath. She was the daughter of Potiphera, the priest of On. So Joseph took charge of the
entire land of Egypt.”
Wow!!
So Joseph was given the African name “Zaphenath-paneah?” The last in the compounded name
stood out; in the Fante language, “pane-ah” translates “elevated one.” The “ah” is just a
referential expression to accentuate “pane;” Example; “Abusua pane”(Elder of the family; one
elevated as head of a clan).
The first name “Zaphenath” or “Zaphe-na-h” has a close Akan similitude when the “t” is dropped;
“Sefa-na-h...” or Sefa-na-oh... So the full compounded name begins to make sense; “Sefa na oh
pane,” same as “Seffa na oye pane;” Seffa is the elevated one. I took the pains to give the
background to his name as in it, lay that befitting name.
I got a bit ambitious and made an attempt at translating the names of the children of their union;
Ephraim and Manasseh;
Ephraim: Efre-mu – Escape, or surviving an ordeal. Joseph had been sold off into slavery, and
‘was also accused of attempted rape of Potipha's wife, his first lord in Egypt. He was imprisoned
for no wrong done. The name “Afrim,” is common among the Ashanti of Ghana.
Manasseh: “Me daa se” translates as “thank you. For all of Joseph’s troubles, the least he could
say to his God, was, “thank You.”
Jacob, Joseph's fathers two wives Leah and Rachel, all gave names to their children to reflect
their circumstances at the time of their births.
I will draw the curtain on this episode of another Akan/Hausa marriage that took place in Kemit
Egypt.
Below is a photograph of an Ashanti army in battle formation (left), and Pharaoh Tutankhamun
being taken through the ceremony of "The Opening of Mouth" by Ay, Grand Vizier
(Nsumankwaa-Hene/Chief priest of the Pharaoh). Ay was the war General of the Armies
Horemheb. Observe and notice that Egypt and Ashanti senior army officers wore the leopard
skin over their shoulder. Photography does not lie.
Bratuo

Yorkshire to New York, Ramesses to Wiamuase; nothing has changed!

Akans and Ancient Egypt pat 7.
From Yorkshire to New York, Ramesses to Wiamuase; Europeans crossed the ocean, Kemites
(Egyptians) crossed the desert. They are in North America; we are in West Africa! They are not a
lost race, neither are we!
Test the name of the Pharaoh;
Ramesses: substitute the vowel “e” with”a,” and drop the last “s;” don’t forget that “Ra” is the sun.
Now, let’s repeat the name in Akan Twi; Ra-m-asse or Ra-mu-asse. Literally translated, it is
Ra(sun), m or mu(contain/in), asse(under); hence “under the sun.” The expression “under the
sun,” is the Twi word for the universe, or the world.
Ram-esse: under the sun (Egyptian).
Wiam-asse / Wia-asse: under the sun (Twi). There is a town in Ashanti Ghana today, called
Wiamuasse (wiamu-asse).
Moses, is also not a Hebrew name; pure Kemite! Mose was a common name in Ashanti in the
1930’s and 70’s. One such popular person lived in Fante New Town in the 70’s called Yaw Mose.
Note; Mose, and Moshi, are not the same. The latter are a people from Upper Volta.
Ancient cultures were named with “ites” to tail their names, eg: Israelite, Jebusites, Canaanites
etc etc. Ancient Egyptians were Kemites, and Jews, Semites. Akans should be Akanites, but
Kemites will do us fine.
The “Johnny Come lately (more recent civilizations), tend to be called with names ending “ians or
eans,” same thing! Example; Egyptians, Grecians, Asians, Russians, Europeans, Prussians,
Australians.... ‘catch my drift?
Good!
So at the time the “Kemites” were at the height of their pharaonic civilization with supreme Akan
(Akanite) kingdoms, the land wasn’t called Egypt! The Grecians changed it when the
Ptolemy/Cleopatra dynasty took over in 323 BC. General Ptolemy was one of Alexander the
Great’s 7 body guards. He was appointed Satrap (governor) over Egypt, while the others were
given India, Mesopotamia and the other conquered lands to posses and govern. The City
Alexandra in Egypt is named after Alexander the Great. This is the point of dynastic cutover, and
the trick, that saw to the corruption of Akan or Twi pronunciations to “Europeanised” words
Egyptology uses in the instruction of that subject area.
Refreshing your memory, the Kemite hieroglyphics was translated using Greek. Have you heard
Greek spoken lately? “S,” seems to be in every word spoken; hence, the unnecessary
punctuation of same in the Kemitic words. Hieroglyphics translation was made possible by the
Rosetta Stone.
To end, the same way the Irish migrated from Britain to cross the Atlantic Ocean to found and
dominate the United States of America; same way did the ancient Kemites (Egyptians), cross the
Sahara to found the Western Sudanese and Sub-Saharan kingdoms of Songhai, Mali, Ghana etc
etc. The name of their Kings Omari Jata (King Lion), Mansa Kankani (Leopard Bush Dog -
Mansa Mussah Kankani), and Suman Guru Kante (Sman Kante – chief priest Kante) are all
testament to the retained names, migration paths, and settlements dominated by Akan royalty.
One would ask, why are not the pyramids featured in their post Kemitic settlements; Have you
been to Sudan and Mali lately? And have you been to Ashanti to see the same people continue
decorating rural houses with the modern Hieroglyphics (Adinkra symbols)?
Any time we establish great cities with gold, invaders from the North come and pillage us. So we
keep moving south and abandoning everything we have built for others to claim. Same was the
case with Grecian invasion of Kemet (Misrm or Egypt), the Almoravid invasion of Songhai, and
the last; the Aglo or British invasion of Ashanti in the final war and possession of the Kingdom of
Ashanti; "the Yaa Asantewaa War or Goldern Stool Warr, as the English prefer to call it.
They just won’t leave us alone!
One thing we couldn’t leave behind anymore was our story, so we invented the “Titi Agofo
Nnyom Kro;” by translation, “Ancient Proverbial and Historic Songs.” These orchestras are the
preserve of the royal houses of the Akan people, most prominent is Manhyia, palace of the
Ashanti King. On festive occasions, the orchestra will sign to recall the great accomplishments of
our fathers in times past; the Dagombas’ have it, The Senegalese across the Kwara River have
it, and the AKans of Ghana have it! We teach it to our children, and they teach it to their
children’s children, hence the Akan saying; “tekyirema mpro;” the tongue does not rot! Very
proverbial.
And by the way; we are not Ashanti; the correct word is “Asante!” That’s right! You may have
tricked Egypt; same won’t work with us.
We have moved, but we haven’t gone anywhere!
Bratuo.
To the left, black Queen Nefetiti, and right, Cleopatra the Greek; daughter of Satrap Ptolemy.

Of water, and gods…

Egypt to Akan, part 8.
It’s been a journey, but all truth must come to a natural end; my quest is to do just that. Ironically,
the greatest discoveries on mythical kingdoms haven’t been by social anthropologist nor straight
cut archaeologist, but enthusiast of diverse professional backgrounds. Heracleion, that sunken
Egyptian city, was discovered by a French mathematician and statistician called Franck Goddio.
His proposition was ridiculed by the archaeological society until he used his ocean floor mapping
technique to make a plossible computer module, then called marine engineers in to help dredge
the ocean floor; wallaaaaahhhh… there it was, a sunken Egyptian city hidden under ocean sands
for one thousand, two hundred years. Thonis, is the original name of the city, but as usual, the
“Ptolemite” dynasty renamed it “Heracleion,” making it sound European, same as most named
cities, as taught by historians of same extraction.
One give away name of the city’s primary Temple dedicated to Khonsou, son of the god Amon,
renamed “HeraKles,” is one of the reasons Europe has succeeded in usurping and rewriting
African achievements to their ill begotten glory.
Khonsou or Kho-nsuo are one and the same; in Twi, “ko nsuo (fetch water), or go to the river.” In
my first write ups, I alluded to the fact that, till date, the powerful gods of Akan lands are river
gods; River Prah, Nsuo Prah, Bosom Prah; one and the same, the “god river Prah.” Consistency
in social anthropology is important. The protagonist’s reputation is dependent on it.
Nsou and Nsuo, the first being Fante and the Latter Twi, are same, “water!” Osei Bonsu I, king of
Ashanti in his pursuit of Tsibu and Opotai, chiefs of Dunkwa to the coast, between 1815 to ’20,
decimated the regions from Cape Coast to James Town Accra. After destroying the opposing
armies, he jumped into the sea and struck a blow with his broad sword challenging the gods of
the sea to come face him. That act earned him the names Bonsu (the Whale) and Pemsuo; Pa-
mu-nsuo (he who splits water). Ashanti names with “Nsuo,” are quite common; my own brother-
in-law is Anold Mensuo (Ma-nsuo: one who give water) is a typical example.
I am not making wild proposition in my methods of decoding Egypt, I am applying scientific
research methods and foreknowledge in the Akan languages, culture, traditional public
administration, craftsmanship, architecture and values. I am an Information Systems Analyst by
training, and done software engineering in “a previous life,” with a Post grad from University of
East London. Writing and deciphering code, often referred to as “HCI – Human Computer
Interfacing,” is what my craft is about. I am very much at ease doing these Egyptian/Akan series.
In my next write up, “Of stones and earth bricks,” Egypt to Akan, part 9; I hope to present stone
working craftsmanship, mud brick architecture and metallurgy of the Ashanti people, no different
from that recorded in Kemitic/Hamitic (Egyptian) chronicles.
To end, I will give you a teaser;
1. Ashantis’ don’t bury their kings, they embalm them and preserve the remains in the royal
mausoleum call Bermu. The Egyptians did the same with the pharaohs.
2. The Ashanti built primary edifices in stone; example is the 3 story kings palace that General
Garnet Walseley (Viscount) bombed flat in the Anglo-Ashanti war of 1874. The average dwellings
of the regular people were house of “Brick and Straw,” no different from what Pharaoh Ramesses
demanded of the Hebrew, leading to the mass Exodus.
3. There is still a healthy stone dressing industry by the Kumasi Zoo, not far from Kedjatia
Central Market. Artisans harvest granite rock from Adanse, and dress it to oval-like slabs, with an
accompanying smaller double-fist sized egg-shaped add-on. The pair, is a grinding stone mill for
vegetables and nuts. The pictorial stone slabs of the “10 Commandments” Moses fashioned, is
the closest the millstone come in description. Moses was raised Egyptian, not Hebrew! Who best
to write law on stone than “Yaw Mose.” The same technique is no different from how the giant
statues of the pharaohs, was sculptured from hard granite rock.
I will save the rest for next week. We are on a journey together.
Good night,
Bratuo.
Below to the left, the 3 storey Ashanti king's stone palace, bombed flat by the British in the
Sagrati-war of 1874. To the right, a traditional Ashanti building of earth brick, and straw thatched
roof (remember the task of the Hebrews under Pharaoh Ramesses decree?).
I rest my case!