"We come from the beginning of the Nile where the Netjer Hapi dwells, at the foothill of the mountains of the moon"
-papyrus of Hunefer
Djibouti = ancient punt or Ta Netjer or Nubia
I would say this is more likely than the country being named after a doormat
"Named after the bottom point of the Gulf of Tadjoura. Possibly derived from the Afar word gabouti, a type of doormat made of palm fibres. Another plausible, but unproven, etymology is that "Djibouti" means "Land of Tehuti" or Land of Thoth, after the Egyptian Moon God." - WiKi
Also dJahuti was famously represented by the baboon native to the north east part of Ancient Africa. This type of baboon apparently known as a 'Hymadryas baboon' and look where it is now only found:
Good observation Iah.
People of Djibouti the Ancient Madjai? (Medjay) Warriors of Kemet.
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