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Ancient Egyptian Boats EGYPTIAN: BOOKSHELF BOATS DILWYN JONES Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Press Contents 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

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