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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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