UMary Allen
Izinhlobo zezinja ze-Basenji zijwayele isintu iminyaka engaphezu kwezinkulungwane eziyisithupha. Lokhu kufakazelwa ukutholwa kokuvubukula. Kutholwe izinto eziningi zobuciko ngesikhathi kufundwa amathuna aseGibhithe lasendulo. Imifanekiso ehlukahlukene, imidwebo, namabhokisi anesithombe sezinja kuwubufakazi obuqondile bokuxhumana okuseduze phakathi komuntu, ngaleso sikhathi, kanye nenja yobukhosi nenhle.
#1 Izinsalela ezifuywayo zesilwane sikaFaro zatholwa ethuneni likaTutankhamun.
Ucwaningo selukhombisile ukuthi lezi zidumbu ezenja yase-Afrika engakhonkothi, okukholakala ukuthi idabuka e-Afrika Emaphakathi. Lezi zilwane zaziphumule ngezindwangu zikanokusho, zifake ukhololo oluyigugu ezintanyeni zazo.
#2 Izizwe zabomdabu zaseCongo, eLiberia, naseSudan zabusebenzisa ngentshiseko ubuciko balezi zilwane ezingavamile ekuzingeleni.
Sekuyiminyaka eminingi kunempikiswano eqhubekayo mayelana nokuthi yini ebangela ukuhluka kohlobo lokulahlekelwa ikhono lokubanga umsindo wokukhonkotha.
#3 Kukholakala ukuthi “ukweqa phezulu naphansi” (igama elisetshenziswa izizwe zomdabu ukuze zichaze uhlobo) kwalethwa njengesipho kwabaseGibhithe.
Izakhamuzi zezwe lamapiramidi, ngenhlonipho ejulile ngezilwane ezingavamile, zibheka njengabavikeli bamandla amnyama. Izilwane ezifuywayo zazihlonishwa kuze kube ukuwa kwempucuko yasendulo yamaGreki.