Talk:Land of Punt

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current events article reference. http://science.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1088919.php/Ancient_ship_remains_are_unearthed_at_Egyptian_Red_Sea_port

[edit] Mess

The references and external links are messy. near the bottom it states punt was the bomb to party near tigry? whats this mean?

It was recent vandalism. Read it again and it should make sense. — ዮም | (Yom) | Talk • contribs • Ethiopia 03:23, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fixed

several grammatical errors in the introduction and history body.

[edit] Contradictory POV Statements - "Ta netjer"

The following statements are contradictory and imply a POV:

"The ancient Egyptians also called Punt Ta netjer, meaning "God's Land". This designation did not mean that Punt was considered a "Holy Land" by the Egyptians; rather, it was used to refer to regions of the Sun God, i.e. regions located in the direction of the sunrise. [12]"

If the term means "God's Land" and relates to the Sun God, it is a religious association thus a "Holy Land". However the writer subjectively avoids any implications of Punt being thought as anything more than a trade post.

I suggest these statements be reworded to something less definitive and leave it to the reader to refer to the references or external links. -Spencer,Leon 21:16, 11 May 2008 (UTC)