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Studies by Gisela Kopp and Nathaniel Dominy have analyzed the DNA of baboons from this place. According to the Palermo Stone, a trading expedition to this place procured large quantities of an item called ‘ntiyw (“neh-TEE-yoo”). Perahu, the only recorded ruler of this place, stands next to his wife Ati, who possibly has elephantiasis, in an ancient relief. A serpent from this place relates how his family perished when a star fell to Earth in the (*) “Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor.” The port of Saww (-5[1])was supposedly the starting point of Amenemhat II’s expedition to this place, which was referred to as Ta Netjer. Fauna taken from this place were planted outside Deir el-Bahri, whose reliefs depict caravans of incense being brought back from it. For 10 points, Hatshepsut (10[1])traveled to which semi-mythical kingdom (10[1])possibly on the Horn of Africa? ■END■ (0[1])

ANSWER: Land of Punt [or Pwenet; accept Ta Netjer before mentioned; accept Opone since that is a possible candidate for Punt’s location] (‘ntiyw is believed to be an incense like frankincense.)
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