Land of Punt
E461479
Egyptian trading expedition
ancient region
historical geographic region
trade partner of Ancient Egypt
The Land of Punt was an ancient, possibly African coastal region famed in Egyptian records as a rich source of luxury goods such as incense, ebony, gold, and exotic animals.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Land of Punt canonical | 3 |
| Land of Punt (historical region) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4681773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Land of Punt Context triple: [Hatshepsut, tradePartner, Land of Punt]
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A.
Lemuria
Lemuria was an ancient Roman festival during which household spirits of the dead were ritually appeased and driven away to protect the living.
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B.
Land of Frankincense
The Land of Frankincense is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Oman renowned as an ancient center of frankincense production and trade along historic caravan and maritime routes.
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C.
Alashiya
Alashiya was an important Late Bronze Age polity, likely centered on Cyprus, known for its copper production and diplomatic correspondence with major Near Eastern powers.
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D.
Gebal
Gebal is the ancient name of the Phoenician coastal city later known as Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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E.
Faras
Faras was an important ancient city in Nubia, known especially for its Christian-era cathedral and remarkable wall paintings discovered during archaeological excavations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Land of Punt Target entity description: The Land of Punt was an ancient, possibly African coastal region famed in Egyptian records as a rich source of luxury goods such as incense, ebony, gold, and exotic animals.
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A.
Lemuria
Lemuria was an ancient Roman festival during which household spirits of the dead were ritually appeased and driven away to protect the living.
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B.
Land of Frankincense
The Land of Frankincense is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Oman renowned as an ancient center of frankincense production and trade along historic caravan and maritime routes.
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C.
Alashiya
Alashiya was an important Late Bronze Age polity, likely centered on Cyprus, known for its copper production and diplomatic correspondence with major Near Eastern powers.
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D.
Gebal
Gebal is the ancient name of the Phoenician coastal city later known as Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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E.
Faras
Faras was an important ancient city in Nubia, known especially for its Christian-era cathedral and remarkable wall paintings discovered during archaeological excavations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian trading expedition
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ancient region ⓘ historical geographic region ⓘ trade partner of Ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalRole | mythologized land of abundance in Egyptian thought ⓘ |
| describedAs | God’s Land ⓘ |
| documentedAt |
Deir el-Bahri reliefs
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Old Kingdom tomb inscriptions ⓘ temple inscriptions at Luxor ⓘ |
| exported |
ebony logs
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giraffes ⓘ gold dust ⓘ incense trees ⓘ leopard skins ⓘ live baboons ⓘ |
| famedFor |
animal skins
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aromatic resins ⓘ cosmetics ingredients ⓘ ebony ⓘ exotic animals ⓘ frankincense ⓘ gold ⓘ incense ⓘ ivory ⓘ myrrh ⓘ ostrich feathers ⓘ rare woods ⓘ |
| hadMaritimeConnectionsWith | Red Sea routes ⓘ |
| hadRulers | local chiefs ⓘ |
| hasFamousExpedition |
Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt
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linked to:
Egypt under Pharaoh Hatshepsut
|
| hasUncertainLocation | true ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Middle Kingdom inscriptions
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New Kingdom inscriptions ⓘ Old Kingdom inscriptions ⓘ ancient Egyptian records ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Hatshepsut
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Pepi II ⓘ
linked to:
Pepi II Neferkare
Thutmose III ⓘ |
| possiblyLocatedIn |
Eritrea region
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Ethiopia region ⓘ Horn of Africa ⓘ Red Sea coastal region ⓘ
linked to:
Red Sea coast
Somalia region ⓘ northeast Africa ⓘ |
| significance | major source of luxury goods for Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2nd millennium BCE
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3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring |
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| tradeWith |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Land of Punt Description of subject: The Land of Punt was an ancient, possibly African coastal region famed in Egyptian records as a rich source of luxury goods such as incense, ebony, gold, and exotic animals.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Land of Punt