Editing Hatshepsut (section)

===Trade routes===
{{main|Land of Punt}}
[[File:Hatshepsut's Myrrh Tree.webp|thumb|The trunk of a [[Myrrh|myrrh tree]] brought by Hatshepsut's expedition from the Land of Punt, planted in front of [[Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut|her temple]] at [[Deir el-Bahari]].]]
Hatshepsut re-established a number of [[trade route|trade networks]] that had been disrupted during the [[Hyksos]] occupation of Egypt during the [[Second Intermediate Period]].{{sfn|Salisbury|2001|p=149}} She oversaw the preparations and funding for a mission to the [[Land of Punt]].{{sfn|Keller|2005|p=96}}{{sfn|Dell|2008|p=72}}{{sfn|Njoku|2013|pp=29–31}}

Hatshepsut's delegation returned from Punt bearing 31 live myrrh trees{{sfn|American Research Center in Egypt|2007}} and other luxuries such as [[frankincense]].{{sfn|Keller|2005|p=96}}{{sfn|Dell|2008|p=72}}{{sfn|Njoku|2013|pp=29–31}} Hatshepsut would grind the charred frankincense into [[kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]] eyeliner. This is the first recorded use of the resin.{{sfn|Isaac|2004|p=14}}

Hatshepsut had the expedition commemorated in relief at [[Deir el-Bahari]], which is also famous for its realistic depiction of Queen Ati of the Land of Punt.{{sfn|Tyldesley|1996|pp=137–144}} Hatshepsut also sent raiding expeditions to [[Byblos]] and the [[Sinai Peninsula]] shortly after the Punt expedition. Very little is known about these expeditions. Although many [[Egyptologist]]s have claimed that her [[foreign policy]] was mainly peaceful,{{sfn|Tyldesley|1996|pp=137–144}} it is possible that she led military campaigns against [[Nubia]] and [[Canaan]].{{sfn|Bunson|2002|p=161}}