A. A. Belov

Istoriia razvitiia parusnoi osnastki drevneegipetskikh korablei s nachala Novogo tsarstva (1550 g. do n. e.) do nachala amarnskogo perioda (1352 g. do n. e.) [Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the New Kingdom (c. 1550 BC) to the beginning of the Amarna Period (1352 BC)]

In the fourth article of this series the author considers evolution of rigging and sails of Ancient Egyptian ships starting from the beginning of the New Kingdom (1550 BC) to the beginning of the Amarna Period (1352 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 of this publication.

Keywords:
ancient shipbuilding, ancient rigging, seafaring in Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom.

Original language — Russian.

DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-00011.

Referring: Belov A. A. Evolution of rigging of Ancient Egyptian ships from the beginning of the New Kingdom (c. 1550 BC) to the beginning of the Amarna Period (1352 BC) [in Russian] // Egypt and neighbouring countries 4 (2020): 1–20. DOI: 10.24412/2686-9276-2020-00011.

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