HISTORY How did the Egyptians view the Pontians?

[محمود فارح]

Looking at the Egyptian actors of the various known races, we only see one race that resembles the high-ranking Egyptian race.

-The exquisitely carved people of Punt in the Temple of Hatshepsut look very similar to the people of Punt

-They did not wage war on the Puni race, but established peaceful relations only through embassies and trade.

‏
source :
‏https://archive.org/details/historyofegyptfr01petruoft/page/n41/mode/1up

(I took the sources from someone on.
Twitter after asking him for permission)

 

[Killamenace78]

They thought those were there ancestors and they came from them so they had a lot of respect for Punites

 

[BidaarBoy]

They thought those were there ancestors and they came from them so they had a lot of respect for Punites

That’s not true they never claimed that, that idea was made up by an carribean writer who larped about being Ethiopian

They did seem to have respect and admiration for Punt though

 

[Idilinaa]

We can't really know for certain of what they meant. If they were being symbolic in those reliefs or not when depicting people.

The Land of the Gods etcs probably meant they saw themselves as being a spiritually connected to Punt because that land produced exotic products that held a lot of religious spiritual significance to them. So they found them to be valuable in that sense.

 

[NidarNidar]

That’s not true they never claimed that, that idea was made up by an carribean writer who larped about being Ethiopian

They did seem to have respect and admiration for Punt though

It was seen as holy mainly due to the myrrh and frankincense the horn exported.

The reference to Punt is important. Early in her reign as Pharaoh, Hatshepsut commissioned an expedition to Punt and set up trade relations with the far-off kingdom (also run by a queen at the time). This was a huge diplomatic success for her, showing the power and reach of the Pharoh. It also was an economic triumph and a fragrant one, too as the main goods brought back were Frankincense, Myrrh, and other aromatics materials. The message is pretty obvious. Pleasant smells are in, and of themselves, a sign of holiness, the god of kingship smells like the fragrances from Punt; he is the natural father of the Pharaoh. Pharaoh Hatshepsut brought the odours from Punt to Egypt, so clearly, she has the divine right to rule.

A depiction of Myrrh and Frankincense trees obtained in the Punt expedition on a mortuary temple for Hatshepsut. Note the unique raised dome building associated with Punt.

The Fragrance of the Soul: Olfaction and Death in Ancient Egyptian Religion

As a society, we have an anosmic view of history. We don’t think about how things smelt or what olfaction meant to people in the past because olfaction is not a primary consideration in the …

deathscent.com