Over the course of centuries of trade and war, the developed many shared cultural traditions with ancient egypt.

Over the course of centuries of trade and war, the Nubians developed many shared cultural traditions with ancient Egypt including the construction of pyramids and the adoption of gods. Nevertheless, Egyptians maintained a unique understanding of the Nubians and rarely depicted them in the traditional Egyptian form as Egyptians; instead, they had their own way of portraying Nubians and maintained those depictions for centuries.