They are depicted as whites. However, there were two groups of "Libyans" identified by the ancient Egyptians. The first group was the Tjenehu, who were depicted by the Egyptians as brown like themselves. Only later, in the Middle Kingdom, around the 12th dynasty did they start depicting them as very pale, these are the Tjemehu. However, both groups still existed to the West of Egypt, with the Tjemehu in Northern Libya and the Tjenehu to the south, even though most Egyptian murals from later periods refer to the Tjemehu. During the 18th dynasty another group of pale Libyans were in contact with the Egyptians and this group was the Meshwesh. These Libyan groups were heavily influenced by the Sea Peoples during the Ramessid era. Many scholars have differing opinions on the origins of these people, with many proposing non African origins for most of these people depicted with pale skin and blue eyes.

But again, I never denied that people of pale complexion have not been in Africa for any amount of time. What I said was that the original population of the Nile Valley and Northern Africa in general were not descended from pale migrants from outside of Africa 5,000 years ago. Such populations have become more prominent since then, especially in the last 2,000 years.

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