Punt expedition

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The Punt expedition was a significant trading voyage organized by the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut to the fabled Land of Punt, renowned for bringing back luxury goods such as incense, myrrh trees, and exotic animals, and famously depicted on the walls of her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.

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Punt expedition canonical 1

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instanceOf ancient Egyptian trading expedition ⓘ
maritime voyage ⓘ
approximateDate 15th century BCE ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Amun ⓘ
Hathor ⓘ
associatedWithRulerOfPunt Parahu ⓘ
Queen Ati ⓘ
broughtBack aromatic woods ⓘ
baboons ⓘ
ebony ⓘ
exotic animals ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ
gold ⓘ
incense ⓘ
ivory ⓘ
leopard skins ⓘ
myrrh ⓘ
myrrh trees ⓘ
ostrich feathers ⓘ
resin ⓘ
commemoratedBy inscriptions at Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
commissionedBy Hatshepsut ⓘ
departureTemple Karnak Temple ⓘ
depictedAt Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut ⓘ
destination Land of Punt ⓘ
documentedIn reliefs at Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
hasFeature depictions of Puntite houses on stilts ⓘ
depictions of seafaring ships ⓘ
detailed scenes of Punt’s rulers ⓘ
processions of tribute bearers ⓘ
scenes of transplanting myrrh trees ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Middle Egyptian ⓘ
ledBy Nehesy ⓘ
mediumOfDepiction polychrome reliefs ⓘ
organizedBy Hatshepsut ⓘ
originCountry Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
originPlace Thebes ⓘ
patron Hatshepsut ⓘ
purpose acquisition of luxury goods ⓘ
religious offerings to Amun ⓘ
trade ⓘ
relatedTo Deir el-Bahri ⓘ
Hatshepsut ⓘ
Land of Punt ⓘ
significance demonstration of Hatshepsut’s power and piety ⓘ
important source for knowledge of Punt ⓘ
major state-sponsored trade mission ⓘ
timePeriod 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ

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Hatshepsut → majorExpedition → Punt expedition ⓘ