03730nam 2200481 450 991079319740332120230814223834.090-04-37960-610.1163/9789004379602(CKB)4100000005601904(MiAaPQ)EBC5555011 2018033013(nllekb)BRILL9789004379602(EXLCZ)99410000000560190420180710d2018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSeafaring expeditions to Punt in the Middle Kingdom excavations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis, Egypt /by Kathryn A. Bard, Rodolfo FattovichLeiden ;Boston :Brill,2018.1 online resource (xvi, 233 pages) illustrations, mapsCulture and history of the ancient Near East ;v. 9690-04-36850-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Matter -- /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Contents /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Preface /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Egyptian Long-distance Trade, Pharaonic Expeditions and Direct Control of Sources of Raw Materials in Northeast Africa and the Sinai in the Middle Kingdom /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Archaeological Investigations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Spatial Use of the Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Harbor in the 12th Dynasty /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Organization of Mersa/Wadi Gawasis Seafaring Expeditions in the 12th Dynasty: The Textual Evidence /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Organization of Seafaring Expeditions from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis in the 12th Dynasty: Archaeological Evidence at the Harbor /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Interpreting Ideology at Saww: Ritual Practices, Memorial Shrines, and Commemorative Stelae /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- The Land of Punt: A View from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- Long-Distance Routes Involved in the Punt Expeditions /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich † -- The 12th Dynasty Punt/Bia-Punt Expeditions from Mersa/Wadi Gawasis /Kathryn A. Bard and Rodolfo Fattovich †.In the 12th Dynasty (ca. 1985-1773 BC) the Egyptian state sent a number of seafaring expeditions to the land of Punt, located somewhere in the southern Red Sea region, in order to bypass control of the upper Nile by the Kerma kingdom. Excavations at Mersa/Wadi Gawasis on the Red Sea coast of Egypt from 2001 to 2011 have uncovered evidence of the ancient harbor ( Saww ) used for these expeditions, including parts of ancient ships, expedition equipment and food – all transported circa 150 km across the desert from Qift in Upper Egypt to the harbor. This book summarizes the results of these excavations for the organization of these logistically complex expeditions, and evidence at the harbor for the location of Punt.Culture and History of the Ancient Near East96.Excavations (Archaeology)EgyptMersa Gawasis SiteHarborsEgyptMersa Gawasis SiteMersa Gawasis Site (Egypt)AntiquitiesExcavations (Archaeology)Harbors963.4Bard Kathryn A480926Fattovich Rodolfo640193NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910793197403321Seafaring expeditions to Punt in the Middle Kingdom1536908UNINA