Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt came back with Ebony, Ivory, Myrh, skins of exotic animals (giraffe, leopard, and rhino), live animals (baboons and leopards), resin from trees (incense and myrh), gold, and slaves. The live trees were planted in front of her mortuary temple, where their roots can still be seen.
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
Hatsheput and the Egyptians got myrrh, ivory, leopard skins, incense trees, gold, ebony, and live apes.
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Pharaoh Hatshepsut made an important trip to Punt. She sent an expedition during the 15th century BCE to establish trade and obtain valuable resources, such as myrrh, ebony, and incense. This journey was significant in expanding Egypt's influence and bolstering its economy during the New Kingdom period.
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
Hatshepsut was one of the only successful female pharaohs. She built many temples and sent an expedition to the land of Punt.
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
She ruled from the palace. In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
Pharaoh Hatshepsut made an important trip to Punt. She sent an expedition during the 15th century BCE to establish trade and obtain valuable resources, such as myrrh, ebony, and incense. This journey was significant in expanding Egypt's influence and bolstering its economy during the New Kingdom period.
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More accurately Queen Hatshepsut. She was an ancient Egyptian Queen. She ruled from 1505 to 1484BC. She reigned as her son's regent and she wore male attire and the paraoh's false beard (you can see this on her statue in the Temple of Hatshepsut in Deir el-Bahri). She made important trading expeditions towards the Kingdom of Punt.
I don't think she actually went to Punt herself, she sent an ambassadorial party. The expedition set out in her name with five ships.
Queen Hatshepsut was famous in ancient Egypt for creating trade routes to Punt, rebuilding all damaged temples, and because she built deir el bahri temple.
This voyage to Punt (also known as "God's land") was a key foreign relations triumph during Hatshepsut's reign. An ancient record of the voyage indicates that it was wildly successful. "The loading of the ships very heavily with marvels of the country of Punt; all goodly fragrant woods of God's-land, heaps of myrrh-resin with fresh myrrh trees, with ebony, and pure ivory, with green gold of Emu."
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
It was Punt. In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai.
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
Hatshepsut was one of the only successful female pharaohs. She built many temples and sent an expedition to the land of Punt.
In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.
She ruled from the palace. In terms of trade, Hatshepsut was not blind to the need of bolstering Egypt's economy' and indeed, the Punt expedition is but the climax of her consistent trading enterprises with Lebanon, Crete, Syria, West Africa, South Africa, Aswan and the reopening of mines in Mt. Sinai. She traded Ivory, gold, silver and other goods for eating.