Trade Networks and Expeditions to Punt and the Eastern Mediterranean (c. 1550–1100 BCE)

1. Ahmose I reunifies Egypt, inaugurating New Kingdom

   Jan 1, 1550 BCELabels: Ahmose I, Hyksos

   • Britannica

2. Hatshepsut organizes seaborne expedition to Punt

   Jan 1, 1470 BCELabels: Hatshepsut, Punt

   • Britannica
   • NOVA

3. Punt expedition commemorated in Deir el-Bahri reliefs

   Jan 1, 1465 BCELabels: Deir el-Bahri, Hatshepsut

   • UMich VRC
   • NOVA

4. Amarna Letters document Egypt’s international diplomacy and exchange

   Jan 1, 1350 BCELabels: Amarna Letters, Akhenaten

   • Britannica

5. Cyprus–Egypt trade attested in Amarna Letter EA 35

   Jan 1, 1350 BCELabels: Amarna Letter, Alashiya

   • EA 35
   • Britannica

6. Uluburun ship sinks with pan-Mediterranean cargo

   Jan 1, 1320 BCELabels: Uluburun ship, shipwreck

   • Uluburun
   • WHE

7. Ramesses II and Hattusili III conclude peace treaty

   Jan 1, 1258 BCELabels: Ramesses II, Hattusili III

   • Britannica
   • Phersu

8. Merneptah confronts Libyan–Sea Peoples coalition

   Jan 1, 1208 BCELabels: Merneptah, Sea Peoples

   • Merneptah Stele
   • Karnak Inscr

9. Setnakht founds Twentieth Dynasty amid turmoil

   Jan 1, 1190 BCELabels: Setnakht, Twentieth Dynasty

   • Britannica

10. Ramesses III repels “Sea Peoples” in Year 8 campaigns

    Jan 1, 1178 BCELabels: Ramesses III, Sea Peoples

    • Britannica
    • Medinet Habu

11. Ramesses III records Northern War in Medinet Habu texts

    Jan 1, 1178 BCELabels: Medinet Habu, Ramesses III

    • Medinet Habu
    • Britannica

12. Wenamun narrative reflects weakened Egypt–Byblos trade position

    Jan 1, 1100 BCELabels: Wenamun, Byblos

    • Britannica
    • Wenamun