A. A. Belov

Istoriia razvitiia parusnoi osnastki drevneegipetskikh korablei s nachala epokhi Drevnego tsarstva (2686 g. do n. e.) po konets Pervogo perekhodnogo perioda (2055 g. do n. e.) [Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC) to the end of the First Intermediate Period (2055 BC)]

In the second article of this series the author considers evolution of rigging and sails of Ancient Egyptian ships starting from the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC) to the end of the First Intermediate Period (2055 BC). The article is based on archaeological, iconographic, ethnographic materials and written sources in order to trace principal changes in rigging of different periods. Some positions of major works on the subject of Ancient Egyptian rigging were complemented or reconsidered by the author.

Keywords:
ancient shipbuilding, ancient rigging, seafaring in Ancient Egypt, Old Kingdom, First Intermediate Period.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-2-116.

Referring: Belov A. A. Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Old Kingdom (2686 BC) to the end of the First Intermediate Period (2055 BC) [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 2 (2020): 1–16. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-2-116.

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