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.


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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
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 ancient Egypt
uncertainLocation true
visitedBy expeditions of Hatshepsut
expeditions of Pepi II
expeditions of Sahure


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