A. A. Belov

Istoriia razvitiia parusnoi osnastki drevneegipetskikh korablei s nachala dodinasticheskogo perioda (ok. 5300g. do n. e.) do nachala epokhi Drevnego tsarstva (2686 g. do n. e.) [Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Predynastic period (c. 5300 BC) to the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC)]

The article presents a summary of evolution in rigging and sails of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Predynastic period (c. 5300 BC) to the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC). It is based on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic materials and written sources in order to trace principal changes in rigging. Major works on the subject of Ancient Egyptian rigging are complemented or reconsidered by the author. A dictionary of naval terms is provided at the end of the article.

Keywords:
ancient shipbuilding, ancient rigging, seafaring in Ancient Egypt, Predynastic period, Early Dynastic period.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24411/2686-9276-2020-00001.

Referring: Ivanov S. V. Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Predynastic period (c. 5300 BC) to the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC) [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 1 (2020): 1–22. DOI: 10.24411/2686-9276-2020-00001.

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