The Red Sea in Pharaonic Times

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite Ayn Sokhna
Mersa Gawasis
Wadi al-Jarf
gptkbp:connectedTo gptkb:Nile_River
gptkb:Sinai_Peninsula
gptkb:Punt
gptkbp:evidence inscriptions
ostraca
papyrus documents
ancient harbors
ship timbers
storage galleries
gptkbp:expeditionsLaunchedBy gptkb:Hatshepsut
gptkb:Senusret_I
gptkb:Pepi_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Red Sea in Pharaonic Times
gptkbp:importantFor cultural exchange
resource extraction
strategic military route
enabled expeditions to Punt
facilitated trade with Africa and Arabia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkbp:navigationMethods reed boats
wooden ships
gptkbp:period gptkb:Pharaonic_Egypt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:sport Ayn Sokhna
Mersa Gawasis
Wadi al-Jarf
gptkbp:tradedOn gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
gptkb:gold
gptkb:Punt
ivory
exotic animals
incense
frankincense
myrrh
ebony
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military
gptkb:transportation
trade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elizabeth_Romer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8