The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name to the `` Island of Meroë '' , which was the modern region of Butana , a region bounded by the Nile ( from the Atbarah River to Khartoum ) , the Atbarah and the Blue Nile .
The Kushitic Kingdom of Meroë gave its name to the `` Island of Meroë '' , which was the modern region of Butana , a region bounded by the Nile ( from the Atbarah River to Khartoum ) , the Atbarah , Ethiopia , and the Blue Nile .