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ID: 8698178
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/8698178
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Punt (former nation/state/empire)  Punt (former nation/state/empire)

Coordinates:
Lat: 14 05 56 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 14.0999  decimal degrees
Long: 036 27 57 E  degrees minutes   Long: 36.4669  decimal degrees

Note: Important trading partner with Egypt of incense, myrrh, herbs, and animal skins. Frequently referred to as "God's Land." Exact geographical location of kingdom has varied widely; current research suggests that Punt may have covered areas in present-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Sudan.

Names:
Punt (preferred,C,V,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Punt (former nation/state/empire)  ........  Punt (former nation/state/empire) (P)

Place Types:
former nation/state/empire (preferred, C)  ............  2700-1400 BCE
kingdom (H)

Sources and Contributors:
Punt..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  Kitchen, Punt and how to get there (1971)
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Bard and Fattovich, The land of Punt (2013)
..................  Google Maps online (2000-) accessed 20 October 2016
..................  Kitchen, Punt and how to get there (1971) 188
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Balanda, Mine of Punt (2005)
..........  Kitchen, Punt and how to get there (1971)

 

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