A. A. Belov

Istoriia razvitiia parusnoi osnastki drevneegipetskikh korablei s nachala Srednego tsarstva (2055 g. do n. e.) po konets Vtorogo perekhodnogo perioda (1550 g. do n. e.) [Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 BC) to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (1550 BC)]

In the third article of this series the author considers evolution of rigging and sails of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (2055 BC) to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (1550 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, Middle Kingdom, Second Intermediate Period.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-00006.

Referring: Belov A. A. Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055 BC) to the end of the Second Intermediate Period (1550 BC) [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 3 (2020): 1–27. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-00006.

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