myrrh
(noun)
A fragrant gum resin obtained from certain trees, often used in perfumery, medicine and incense.
Examples of myrrh in the following topics:
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Ancient Egyptian Trade
- Pharaoh Sahure, of the Fifth Dynasty, is known to have sent ships to Lebanon to import cedar, and to the Land of Punt for myrrh, malachite, and electrum.
- Queen Hatshepsut sent ships for myrrh in Punt, and extended Egyptian trade into modern-day Somalia and the Mediterranean.
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Hatshepsut
- This included a successful mission to the Land of Punt in the ninth year of her reign, which brought live myrrh trees and frankincense (which Hatshepsut used as kohl eyeliner) to Egypt.