Ancient
Egyptian BoatsEGYPTIAN: BOOKSHELF
BOATS
DILWYN JONES
Published for the Trustees of the British Museum
by British Museum PressContents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 6 Obelisk barges 64
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 7 Decoration 66
ABBREVIATIONS 8 — Paddling/ Rowing 68
INTRODUCTION g Equipment 69
Ballast 69
1 Crew members 70
BOATS IN RITUAL AND BELIEF 12
Ships in funerary beliefs 2 4
Fanerary texts and underworld books 14 Boar surepinc
Funerary journeys 18 Woodworking techniques 72
Sacred barks 20 Boat building 73
2 Dockvards/harbours 80
SOURCES OF EVIDENCE 96 Dockyard and port personnel 82
Boat models 26 Goxerusion
Boat pts 33° Grossary oF Tees
3 FURTHER READING
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BOATS 36. APPENDIX
Old Kingdom 36 Reisner Types
Middle Kingdom 45 Tutankhamun Types 92
New Kingdom 49 ILLUSTRATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 93