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Herodotus claims that the smoke of storax was used to obtain these substances by driving away the winged serpents that jealously guarded it. Kyphi was a compound example of these substances which was rolled into balls during mummification and other rituals. The Nabateans profited greatly from these substance’s eponymous (20[1])trade route. Hatshepsut imported trees from the Land of (*) Punt that produced these substances, which was typically harvested in Yemen. (10[1])In one legend, these substances and gold were brought to Bethlehem by three foreign kings. For 10 points, the Magi gifted Jesus with myrrh, an example of what type of perfuming substance (10[1])which was often burned for religious purposes? ■END■ (10[1])

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