Myrrh

===In Ancient Egypt and Punt (Horn of Africa)===
The fifth-dynasty ruler of Egypt, [[Sahure|King Sahure]], recorded the earliest attested expedition to the [[land of Punt]], the modern day [[Horn of Africa]] (particularly [[Somalia]]), whose members brought back large quantities of myrrh, [[frankincense]], [[malachite]] and [[electrum]]. The expedition also brought back wild animals (particularly [[cheetahs]]), a secretary bird (''[[Sagittarius serpentarius]]''), [[giraffes]] and [[Hamadryas baboon|Hamadryas]] baboons (which were sacred to the [[Ancient Egyptians]]), [[ebony]], [[ivory]] and animal skins. In a relief from his mortuary temple celebrating the success of this expedition, Sahure is shown tending a myrrh tree in the garden of his palace. The relief, entitled "''Sahure's splendor soars up to heaven''", is the only one in Egyptian art that depicts a king gardening.<ref>S.Wachsmann, (2008) "Seagoing Ships & Seamanship in the Bronze Age Levant" - Page 19</ref> Myrrh was used by the ancient Egyptians, along with [[natron]], for the embalming of mummies.<ref>Fritze, Ronald H. "New worlds: The great voyages of discovery 1400-1600". Sutton Publishing Limited, 2002, p. 25.</ref>