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	Somaliland the "land of Punt" and it's ties with ancient Egypt... ...
		On the other side of the scene is to be found the chief of Punt, named as Perehu, his extremely fat wife, with the donkey, and their 2 sons and a daughter as well as 3 other Punites with the donkey that Eti has been riding.
		All the sweet smelling woods of God's land, heaps of resin, of young myrrh trees, of ebony and ivory, with cinnamon wood, with incense and eye cosmetics, shells and throwing sticks of Punt, apes, monkeys, dogs, the kins of the southern panther (leopards?) with natives and their children.
		Punt was certainly in Africa because in one inscription in Egypt, it is written that if it rains on the mountain of Punt then the region of the Nile was affected: It also extended into Asia because another inscription was the phrase Punt of Asia.
	www.midgaan.com /punt.htm (4261 words)

	! Kids First Soccer: The Punt
		Punting may be defined as "a long and high trajectory kick from toss with hands by goalie." A goalie may punt a ball that is under her/his possession.
		Players assigned to return punted balls should roll ball to closest touch line and balls should then be rolled back along the touch line and end line to the punting (goal area) space.
		A punt's distance is established by the ball's first contact with the field of play after the punt.
	www.kidsfirstsoccer.com /punt_t1.html (445 words)

	Ancient African History: The Land of Punt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The distinctive character of the 1st dynasty, which separates it from all that went before, is the conquest and union of the whole land of Egypt.
		"Historically, it is important to note that Thutmose III appears only once in the Punt reliefs, and that in a subordinate position, so that, as far as this source is concerned, the queen is the author of the expedition, which she undertakes in accordance with an oracle of Amon".
		Punt and Aksum: Egypt and the Horn of Africa, Jacke Phillips,
	www.homestead.com /wysinger/punt.html (1169 words)

	Lands around Egypt
		It is not known exactly where the land of Punt was actually located, but it was somewhere to the southeast of Egypt - probably on the east coast of Africa near the south end of the Red Sea.
		Punt was the supply for tree-gum (myrrh or frankincense) which were used in Egyptian temple rituals.
		The Egyptians obviously regarded the land of Punt as somewhere exotic and mysterious.
	members.tripod.com /~ib205/foreign_lands.html (2104 words)

	The Ancient Egypt Site - Punt
		The oldest known certain contact between Egypt and Punt, as recorded on the Palermo Stone, dates to the reign of 5th Dynasty king Sahure, who received myrrh and electrum from the land of Punt.
		Fragments from the decoration of this king's mortuary temple at Abusir are interpreted as a representation of the inhabitants of Punt.
		A stela from the 26th Dynasty mentioning rain on the mountains of Punt may indicate that there were still active contacts between the two countries, whereas the references to Punt made during the Greek-Roman Period are more of a mythological nature, probably indicating that there were no more expeditions to this land.
	www.ancient-egypt.org /glossary/miscellaneous/punt.html (1052 words)

	Egypt: Tour Egypt Monthly: Queens of Ancient Egypt, Part II
		Punt was a legendary land, previously known as the "Land of the God", as mentioned in the "Book of the Dead".
		Other than the worship of Amon, the temple was dedicated to document the legend of her divine birth, as well as her voyage to the Land of Punt.
		The Punt Colonnade lies on the left (southern) side of the ramp, and is identical in construction to the Birth Colonnade.
	www.touregypt.net /magazine/mag03012001/magf6.htm (5802 words)

	Egypt: The Wonderful Land of Punt
		From Punt, the received the incense known as antyu, which was produced in considerable quantities near Punt in the region of Utjenet (God's Land), as well as ivory, ebony (hebny) and gum (Kemy).
		Because of the goods from Punt used by priests and to adorn temples, it was known as a region of God's Land, and considered a personal pleasure garden of the god, Amun.
		It would seem probably that dwarfs and pygmies were indeed imported from Punt, for an inscription in the tomb of Harkhuf, and expedition leader under Pepy II, tells of his acquisition of a dwarf for that king.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/punt.htm (1321 words)

	Punt - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Punt, ancient land S of Egypt accessible by way of the Red Sea.
		Temple reliefs at Deir el Bahari in W Thebes depict an Egyptian expedition to Punt in the reign of Hatshepsut.
		From Punt the Egyptians obtained slaves, as well as gold and incense.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-punt.html (318 words)

	Al-Ahram Weekly \| Heritage \| Sailing to distant lands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The mysterious Land of Punt, at one time identified with the Somali coast and now thought to be located in the southern Sudan or the Eritrean region of Ethiopia, was Ancient Egypt's source of luxury products, the place from where they imported valuable items not available in their own country.
		The oldest surviving record of a journey to Punt is inscribed on one of the fragments of what became known as the Palermo stone, which dates from the Fifth Dynasty.
		The ships built for voyages to Punt, although shaped, according to surviving reliefs -- like ordinary travelling vessels on the Nile with keels and stem and stern-post -- appear to have been more securely constructed for fast voyages in dangerous waters, and are more correctly described as trading galleys.
	weekly.ahram.org.eg /2005/745/hr1.htm (835 words)

	explain to me - EgyptSearch Forums
		The Land of Punt was intimately associated with Egyptian history and religious tradition and, when written in hieroglyphics, does not have the symbol for foreign land, which indicates that the Egyptians considered this land to be historically part of Egypt.
		Punt: in ancient Egyptian and Greek geography, the southern coast of the Red Sea and adjacent coasts of the Gulf of Aden, corresponding to modern coastal Ethiopia and Djibouti.
		Abaza the land of punt is in northeast and east africa, not in lebanon or jordan or syria.
	www.egyptsearch.com /forums/Forum8/HTML/001795.html (5851 words)

	Trading Expeditions
		Punt was the name used by the ancient Egyptians to describe an area in east Africa.
		Punt was the source of many exotic products including gold, incense, ebony, ivory, slaves and monkeys.
		On the walls of her temple at Deir el-Bahri is a picture of the event which includes the figure of the Queen of Punt.
	www.kingtutshop.com /freeinfo/Trading-Egypt.htm (453 words)

	Cambridge punt tours, Cambridge tourism, Cambridge punting, Punting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Punting in Cambridge was influenced by its proximity to the fens where the flat bottomed punts were perfect for moving through shallow waters.
		The punts were used for fishing and hunting and the broad base allowed the punter to take the jolt of the gun and not fall in the water.
		These days of course punting in Cambridge is the hobby of locals and the best way to see the town for the hundreds of thousands of tourists who come to Cambridge each year.
	www.cambridgepunters.com /v2/history.html (381 words)

	Hatshepsut and Oceanography, El-Sayed, Quarterdeck 3.1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the summer of 1493 B.C., she sent a fleet of five ships with thirty rowers each from Kosseir, on the Red Sea, to the Land of Punt, near present-day Somalia.
		It was primarily a trading expedition, for Punt, or God's Land, produced myrrh, frankincense, and fragrant ointments that the Egyptians used for religious purposes and cosmetics.
		In order to navigate to Punt, they must have known the navigational peculiarities of the Red Sea, in which northerly winds bring rough weather from the end of June to December while mild southerlies prevail the rest of the year.
	www-ocean.tamu.edu /Quarterdeck/QD3.1/Elsayed/elsayed-hatshepsut.html (391 words)

	Children of the Nile: Land of Punt - Part 1
		The Land of Punt, also known as God’s Land or the Red Land, was in ancient times a region rich in exotic woods, curious animals, and, of especial interest to the Egyptians, the gums and resins used for incense and ointments.
		Punt was ruled by local chiefdoms, and it isn't known whether they were all self-ruling, or whether one was superior.
		The exact location of Punt was lost with time, yet we have been left with some clues as to its whereabouts, as well as intriguing stories from contact with the ancient Egyptians.
	cotn.heavengames.com /history/punt (760 words)

	Sports: Land O'Lakes silences Springstead
		LAND O'LAKES -- Drew Weatherford had a touchdown and 187 yards passing, but he knew some of the Gators' best work Friday night came while he was on the sidelines.
		Land O'Lakes' defense had control of Springstead throughout the Gators' 13-0 victory Saturday night, allowing the Eagles inside its 35-yard line once.
		Land O'Lakes held Justin Melnik (15 rushes, 64 yards) a yard short on fourth and two, ending the Eagles' only scoring threat.
	www.sptimes.com /News/091601/Sports/Land_O_Lakes_silences.shtml (294 words)

	Ancient Egypt: Voyages of Exploration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The oldest record of a journey to Punt is on the Palermo stone, dated to the 5th dynasty [1].
		The Red Land they had to cross was desert and the provisioning of such a large army difficult.
		In the summer of the eighth year of her reign, Queen Hatshepsut (1498-1483 BCE) sent Senenmet with a fleet of five ships with thirty rowers each from Qoseir, on the Red Sea, to the Land of Punt, called "God's Land", which was probably in the Horn of Africa.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /timelines/topics/exploration.htm (880 words)

	THE FEMALE PHARAOH, HATSHEPSUT
		Punt was the source of many exotic products such as gold, aromatic resins, flwood, ebony, ivory, slaves and wild animals such as monkeys and baboons.
		As a distant and foreign land, Punt acquired an air of fantasy, and as such is mentioned in some narrative tales and poems from the Middle and New kingdoms.
		Monuments of Hatshepsut frequently portray her in kingly costume and the famous royal "false beard", often referring to her as though she were male (probably in accordance with the accepted decorum of kingship).
	www.egyptologyonline.com /hatshepsut.htm (910 words)

	Poenit
		Puntite, Punt, Pont, Phunt, Poenit, Poenite, Phut, and Put were all terms given by near eastern civilizations to the ancestral homeland of the Poeni nation which was the source of a good deal of ancient trade.
		The oldest known expedition to Punt was organised by pharaoh Sahure of the fifth dynasty (25th century BC).
		If it were not for later references from others indicating its Mediterranian coastal location, the fact that the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Senuseret III actually had a canal constructed linking the Nile to the Red Sea for purposes of direct trade with Punt would seem to narrow the possibilities for its location.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/poenit.html (377 words)

	Hatshepsut's expedition to Punt as recorded in Egyptian art
		The story of Hatshepsut's expedition to punt is recorded for posterity in the Egyptian art on the wall of her memorial temple.
		The walls of the temple are covered with reliefs and hieroglyphic records of the events and highlights of this trading expedition to the land of Punt, Circa 1480 BCE.
		The best recorded examples of Egyptian seagoing ships at the height of their development are those built for Queen Hatshepsut's expedition to the land of Punt, which are depicted in considerable detail on relief sculptures at her temple at Deir el- Bahri.
	www.artsales.com /ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/08_hatsheput_expedition.html (1974 words)

	Punt Homepage : Home
		Punt is a Open Source multi-language Windows desktop application that allows the user to view the terrain of any world in 3D.
		The name Punt comes from the Land of Punt, a "fabled and exotic site in eastern Africa" and the location "to which the ancient Egyptians traced their origin".
		As noted in the Release Notes, Punt started life as a fork of the NASA World Wind project, and was started by two members of the Open Source community who had made contributions to the World Wind project, Bjørn Reppen and Dave Patton.
	punt.sourceforge.net /new_svn/index.html (467 words)

	What was the "Land of Punt"?
		The oldest known expedition to Punt was organized by Pharaoh Sahure of the Fifth Dynasty (25th century BCE).
		The oldest known expedition to Punt was organized by Pharaoh Sahure of the 5th dynasty (2458-2446 BC).
		Punt was an ancient land which was probably somewhere in Africa, but it's actual location seems to be a mystery.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/24015 (1204 words)

	News Asmarino Com Front Page
		It is from this little-known land that Egypt was able to obtain supplies of myrrh, incense, precious stones, minerals, and other exotic materials.
		The best-documented trade mission was commissioned by Queen Hatshepsut during 15th century B.C. Although the location of Punt has has yet to be verified, Africa's southern Red Sea region appears to be the leading candidate.
		Punt exists, for us, only in the Egyptian records; even the name we use is taken directly from the Egyptian name PWNT.
	news.asmarino.com /TomasMebrahtu/Articles/083002.asp (3066 words)

	EthiopianHistory.Com :: Land of Punt
		The actual place of Punt is not known but the Egyptians did sail south along the Red Sea to trade with people from Punt.
		In her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri, detailed descriptions of trade between Punt and the Egyptians are carved on the wall (picture above).
		On one of the reliefs, the boats from Egypt have arrived at Punt and are stopped on the beaches.
	www.ethiopianhistory.com /pre-aksum/punt.html (322 words)

	VOOT 411: Tangram (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The pattern to defeat Tangram with the Punt Bomb is to land it twice, right after the he exposes his eye.
		In fact, you'll have to fire the punt bomb right after you avoid the last set of ring lasers, then fire off 2 consecutive Center Weopon Tonfa Beams (Left Trigger + Right Trigger) to let the LW weopon charge up enough to land another Punt Bomb, all before his fist set of Cluster Lasers.
		Instead of using the usual Punt Bomb and Tonfa Beams, after avoiding the last set of ring lasers with a Jump, then quickly Jump Canceling- move close to Tangram by simply pressing 'Up' on the direction pad.
	members.aol.com /ctwentytwo/voot/tangram.htm (1115 words)

	Scout.com: Packers land punt returner Darrien Gordon
		Last year, Rossum was injured most of the season and the Packers punt return game suffered as a result.
		Green Bay ranked near the bottom two or three teams in punt return average throughout the season and finished with an overall average of 7.6-yards per punt return.
		In addition to pacing the NFC in punt returns last season, he also has been the AFC's season leader twice - in 1994 with San Diego, when he averaged 13.2 yards for 36 runbacks, and in 1996, when he averaged a career-high 14.9 yards, also on 36 returns.
	packers.scout.com /2/54107.html (728 words)

	c. Kush and Punt. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		After the reign of Ramses XI (See 1186–1069) nothing is known of Kush until the 8th century.
		No reference to Punt survives after the reign of Ramses III.
		The introduction of camel caravans in Arabia around 1000 probably ended the Puntine trade (See Economy, Technology, Society, and Culture).
	www.bartleby.com /67/98.html (281 words)

	The Land Of Punt - Cradle Of The Egyptian Race
		These Mesnitu had overthrown the original ruling ethnic/class, the Anu (those belonging to Osiris's ethnic group; and yes, Osiris was a real life personage), who had previously established its domination over all of Egypt through military conquest and political unification.
		Their place of origin was "Ta Seti" ('Land of the Bow') in the Sudan.
		The answers to the questions "Where did the Ancient Egyptians come from?" or "What race were the Ancient Egyptians?" have already been given centuries ago, by the Ancient Egyptians themselves.
	www.geocities.com /wally_mo/punt.html (200 words)

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