event · evt_hatshepsut_punt_expedition
Hatshepsut’s expedition to Punt
Hatshepsut’s Deir el-Bahri monument depicts an Egyptian expedition to Punt, exchanges with local people and the acquisition of valued products including aromatics.
What is the evidence?
observation
Hatshepsut’s Deir el-Bahri monument depicts an Egyptian expedition to Punt, exchanges with local people and the acquisition of valued products including aromatics.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1473 BCE–1458 BCE
Precision: regnal range
Chronology model: New Kingdom conventional chronology
highThe expedition relief cycle belongs to Hatshepsut’s reign; the exact expedition year within the reign is not fixed here.
- supports · provides primary evidence
Hatshepsut’s Punt Reliefs: Their Structure and Function — Filip Taterka (2019)Provides the critical analysis of the primary monument.
Locator: pp. 189–203; relief cycle, scenes and ritual function
Interpretation and caveats
The expedition and monument are historical and textual evidence, while the scenes are shaped by royal and cultic purposes. The source does not provide Punt’s fixed borders.
Event context
Classification
Event type: royal maritime expedition and monument
Evidence layer: historical
Timeline role: cross regional context
People and places
Locations: Deir el-Bahri Punt relief cycle, Punt, Levant and Egypt context zone, Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea interaction zone
Why it matters to the timeline
The Egyptian expedition directly connects Egypt to the southern Red Sea question and supplies primary evidence for Punt and aromatic commodities.
Research notes
- Provides the critical analysis of the primary monument. Role: provides primary evidence. Locator: pp. 189–203; relief cycle, scenes and ritual function.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides primary evidence
Hatshepsut’s Punt Reliefs: Their Structure and Function — Filip Taterka (2019)Provides the critical analysis of the primary monument.
Locator: pp. 189–203; relief cycle, scenes and ritual function
Referenced records
- Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea interaction zone · entity
- Levant and Egypt context zone · entity
- Punt · entity
- Deir el-Bahri Punt relief cycle · entity
- Date assertion for evt_hatshepsut_punt_expedition · date assertion