Land of Punt
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land-of-punt-171-2030121
title:
Land of Punt
text:
The Land of Punt (Egyptian: pwnt; alternate Egyptological readings Pwene(t) ) was an ancient kingdom known from Ancient Egyptian trade records. It produced and exported gold, aromatic resins, blackwood, ebony, ivory and wild animals. Recent evidence locates it in northwestern Eritrea. It is possible that it includes or corresponds to Opone, as later known by the ancient Greeks, while some biblical scholars have identified it with the biblical land of Put or Havilah. At times Punt is referred to
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description:
Ancient trading confederation in the Horn of Africa (2500 BCE – 980 BCE)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_Punt
date created:
2002-09-21T11:57:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T17:17:26Z
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