Egyptians were involved in various trade activities with other nations. According to experts in this history of trade between Egypt and other nations, Egyptian wood was of high quality and deemed precious. Though Egypt has no forests today, the ancient kingdom of Egypt covered many areas like Sudan which had forests.

According to research by archeologists specializing with Egyptian history, wood was an expensive commodity in ancient Egypt. The reason given about this context is that, the sources of wood in Egypt were minimal. In fact, historians describe the sources of wood in Egypt as meager.  Historians explain that, large planks and other wood species of woods were regarded as precious. The most expensive of these woods included cedar and ebony. These woods were obtained from regions in the vast Egyptian kingdom. Cedar was obtained from areas in modern Lebanon.  Ebony was obtained from are as far as sub-Saharan Africa.

The cost of this wood would shoot significantly due to factors like cost of harvesting and transporting these woods from the area of harvesting to the trade areas like Cairo. Apart from such factors, historians project that, the cultural significance of this woods added value on to these woods. This made them very valuable hence much sort after.

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