The Great Fleet. Around 2485 BCE, King Userkaf died and passed the throne to his son, Sahure ("One Who is Close to Re"). At this point, Egyptians launched the first (recorded) expedition to Punt. This mysterious land, somewhere near Ethiopia, Somalia or Yemen, was a major destination for trade. Sahure commemorated the event lavishly...

Date c.2480 BCE
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Select Bibliography:

Tarek el-Awady, Abusir XVI: Sahure – the Pyramid Causeway, 2009.
Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2008.

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11: Off To Punt We Go