The Land of Punt (Egyptian: pwnt; alternate Egyptological readings Pwene(t) /puːnt/) was an ancient kingdom known from Ancient Egyptian trade records....
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known as a punt in Australian English Land of Punt, a trading partner of Ancient Egypt, considered by many scholars to be in the Horn of Africa Puntland...
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Canadian football Someone who uses a punt (boat) Punter, alternate demonym for a resident of the ancient Land of Punt Client (prostitution), in British English...
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Somaliland (redirect from Somali land)
in reference to Somaliland's location in the ancient Land of Punt and which is now the name of the Puntland state in neighbouring Somalia, and Shankaroon...
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Somali people (redirect from People of Somalia)
they cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa. According to most scholars, the ancient Land of Punt and its native...
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Djibouti (redirect from Coat of arms of Djibouti City)
of the Land of Punt. Nearby Zeila, now in Somaliland, was the seat of the medieval Adal and Ifat Sultanates. In the late 19th century, the colony of French...
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ethnic relationships of their peoples. The Egyptians sometimes called the Land of Punt, "God's-Land", due to the "large quantities of gold, ivory, and myrrh...
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Ancient Egypt (redirect from Racial characteristics of Ancient Egyptians)
of the eastern Mediterranean, especially Byblos (on the coast of modern-day Lebanon), and in several expeditions down the Red Sea to the Land of Punt...
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Mentuhotep III (category Land of Punt)
snfr-k3-ra "He who embellishes the Soul of Re" Mentuhotep III sent an expedition to the Land of Punt during the 8th year of his reign, something that had not...
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Eritrea (redirect from State of Eritrea)
between 2,500 and 1,500 BC. Around 2,000 BC, parts of Eritrea were most likely part of the Land of Punt, first mentioned in the twenty-fifth century BC....
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Dʿmt (redirect from Kingdom of D'mt)
Marya Seraye Yeha History of Eritrea History of Ethiopia Kingdom of Aksum Land of Punt Shaw, Thurstan (1995), The Archaeology of Africa: Food, Metals and...
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territory of the present-day unilaterally declared Republic of Somaliland, which regards itself as its legal successor. It existed on the territory of former...
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to most scholars, it is among the most probable locations of the fabled ancient Land of Punt. During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali states and...
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Somalia (redirect from Federal Republic of Somalia)
hypothesis that Somalia or adjacent regions were the location of the ancient Land of Punt. The Puntites native to the region traded myrrh, spices, gold...
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Africa (redirect from Politics of Africa)
managed to hold on to Egypt for the rest of the ancient period. In the Horn of Africa, there was the Land of Punt, a kingdom on the Red Sea, likely located...
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the Gulf of Aden to the east. In antiquity, the territory was part of the Land of Punt. Djibouti gained its independence on June 27, 1977. The Djibouti...
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Somali Democratic Republic (redirect from Democratic Republic of Somalia)
increase the literacy rate. In addition to a nationalization program of industry and land, the new regime's foreign policy placed an emphasis on Somalia's...
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Land of the Gods may refer to: Greece, in Greek literature and mythology Land of Punt, by the Ancient Egyptians Himachal Pradesh, state of India Manipur...
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land mass, begins with human habitation tens of thousands of years ago. It includes the civilizations of Punt, the Ottomans, and colonial influences from...
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football, a punt is a kick performed by dropping the ball from the hands and then kicking the ball before it hits the ground. The most common use of this tactic...
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Kohl (cosmetics) (category Land of Punt)
Land of Punt. The 18th Dynasty female Pharaoh Hatshepsut would also grind charred frankincense into kohl eyeliner. This is the first recorded use of the...
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Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. During its existence, the territory...
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S2CID 15828725. "Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to the Land of Punt: The first oceanographic cruise?". Dept. of Oceanography, Texas A&M University. Archived from...
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Hatshepsut (redirect from Hatshepsut of Egypt)
depiction of Queen Ati of the Land of Punt. Hatshepsut also sent raiding expeditions to Byblos and the Sinai Peninsula shortly after the Punt expedition. Very...
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most notable reliefs of the temple; those of the expedition to the Land of Punt and of the divine birth of Hatshepsut, the backbone of her case to rightfully...
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Put (biblical figure) (category Land of Punt)
used in the Bible for Ancient Libya, but a few scholars proposed the Land of Punt known from Ancient Egyptian annals. Epiphanius writes: "Thus Mistrem...
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Eritreans (redirect from People of Eritrea)
in the Eritrean War of Independence. Eritrea is widely considered to have been part of the territory of the ancient Land of Punt, which was first recorded...
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which contains about a third of the nation's geographical area. The name "Puntland" is derived from the Land of Punt mentioned by ancient Egyptian sources...
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Adulis (category Land of Punt)
Egyptians as the Land of Punt, perhaps coinciding with the locality of Wddt, recorded in the geographical list of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Pliny the...
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