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The Land Of Punt & Eritrea
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The Land Of Punt & Eritrea

A new research paper that discusses the history of the Land of Punt & its connection to Eritrea, it's heavily cited with over 100+ citations with various sources. Hopefully, this article will help those trying to understand the history of Punt.

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u/NoPo552 — 8 hours ago
The Land Of Punt & Eritrea
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The Land Of Punt & Eritrea

I first came across the Land of Punt while reading and watching Ancient Egyptian Documentaries on YouTube. I became more interested, as these sources would often mention that Eritrea (the country I come from) likely formed part of this land.

So I started to dive deeper. Wikipedia wasn't helping (common occurrence with obscure stuff in East African history), so I turned to research papers. Along the way, I took notes, fast-forward a few months, and I had basically had my own article on the history of Punt.

I tried to include as many different sources as possible...there are over 100 citations. However, I'm not a scholar in this field, so I recommend that those interested read the original source in the citations and come to their own conclusions. There are three main sections, The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, & The New Kingdom. Within each, I separate it by the reigns of Pharaohs, with the related mention of Punt and translated primary inscription included.

I hope the article helps those Interested in the Punt learn more about its history and maybe become a stepping stone for more research.

My Fav & Primary Source was:

  • PROFILING PUNT: USING TRADE RELATIONS TO LOCATE ‘GOD’S LAND’, by Catherine Lucy Glenister - https://core.ac.uk/reader/37319898 . A great thesis paper goes into depth into the history of Punt through a chronological timeline, and includes translations of the various mentions of Punt. It's heavily cited, so if you choose to dig deeper, you can. Only downside is it's from 2008, so some recently introduced information, such as the reliefs of Pharaoh Sahure at his Pyramid at Abusir and the associated reliefs of Incense from Punt, aren't included, it's the best resource of Punt there is right now.

If anyone has any advice or corrections/additions (please also list the source), I will happily amend my article, thanks.

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u/NoPo552 — 8 hours ago