The History of Egypt 63: Hatshepsut's Excellent Adventure
Aug 1, 2016
33:32
The Great Expedition to Punt. In 1488 BCE, King Hatshepsut launched her most famous project. A fleet of ships sailed down the Red Sea coast, in order to visit the land of Punt. There, they gathered trade goods, and met some truly fascinating locals...
- Date c.1488 BCE.
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Select Bibliography:
- Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, 2000.
- Kara Cooney, The Woman Who Would Be King, 2014.
- Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.
- James H. Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, 1906.
- Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2006.
- Catherine A. Roehrig (editor), Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, 2005.
- Edouard Naville, The Temple of Deir el-Bahari, vols. V and VI, 1906.
- Betsy M. Bryan (editor), Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut, 2014.
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