Punt
E96827
Punt was an ancient trading region, likely located along the Red Sea or Horn of Africa, famed in Egyptian records for its exports of incense, ebony, gold, and exotic animals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Punt canonical | 5 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient trading region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Red Sea trade routes
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| cultureContact |
Nubians
ⓘ
ancient Egyptians ⓘ |
| describedAs |
God’s Land in Egyptian texts
ⓘ
Ta Netjer in Egyptian language ⓘ |
| documentedAt |
reliefs at Deir el-Bahri
ⓘ
mortuary temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ
surface form:
temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahri
|
| exported |
baboons
ⓘ
ebony ⓘ exotic animals ⓘ frankincense ⓘ giraffes ⓘ gold ⓘ incense ⓘ ivory ⓘ leopard skins ⓘ myrrh ⓘ ostrich feathers ⓘ |
| hadResource |
aromatic resins
ⓘ
timber ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Middle Kingdom Egyptian inscriptions
ⓘ
New Kingdom Egyptian inscriptions ⓘ Old Kingdom Egyptian inscriptions ⓘ ancient Egyptian records ⓘ |
| languageOfName | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Red Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Middle Kingdom literary texts
ⓘ
New Kingdom temple inscriptions ⓘ Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| possiblyLocatedIn |
Eritrea
ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ Somalia ⓘ eastern Sudan ⓘ |
| provided | offerings for Egyptian temples ⓘ |
| religiousImportanceFor | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important partner in Egyptian foreign trade
ⓘ
major source of incense for Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
ⓘ
3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Egypt
|
| uncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
expeditions of Hatshepsut
ⓘ
expeditions of Pepi II ⓘ expeditions of Sahure ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.