“... Spurred on by theory (his meditations), he turns to praxis, going in quest of the “mountain of myrrh” and the “hill of frankincense.” If these metaphors were meant to refer to particular parts of the body, they would probably be the cheeks (cf. 5:13b) or the breasts. [...] The beloved as a whole, with all her “high places,” becomes a landscape (with mountains and hills)—more, a wonderland like Punt (eastern Sudan, northern Eritrea) in the Egyptian love lyrics (cf. 2:17). The expedition sent there about 1470 [...] by Queen Hatshepsut is described as a journey into wonderland. Her reliefs in Deir al-Bahri show how the weight of huge piles of red myrrh was determined (fig. 91). The inscription over the people reads: “Measuring fresh myrrh in great quantities. ... A wonder from the regions of Punt. Treasures of the land of the gods.” A love song already cited (see the commentary on 2:17) says: I embrace her, and her arms open wide, I am like a man in Punt. The speaker in 4:6 also no doubt hopes to be “like a man in Punt” as he makes his way to his “mountain of myrrh” and his “hill of frankincense.” ...”