Dimensions of New Kingdom Egyptian Bari

[Tim]

I am hoping that the brains trust here can help me.  I am trying to add to my New Kingdom Egyptian army.  In the DBM army lists the boats are listed as 'Bari'.  I have NO idea what one of them looks like, my only description coming from Stillman and Tallis.  Having tried and failed to buy a few in 15mm or 6mm scale I am having to resort to scratch building.

The Abydos boats discovered in 2000 were recorded as 75' x 7-10' (22m x 2-3m).  I think that might be too small for something with 10 oars per side.  Does anyone know of the dimensions of a Bari from the New Kingdom period (1500-1300 BC by the conventional dating)?

[Duncan Head]

You could try http://anthropology.tamu.edu/papers/Monroe-MA1990.pdf - "The boatbuilding industry of New Kingdom Egypt" - though on a quick scan I can't find anything on size of warships.

However as to what they look like, try pictures of the Medinet Habu relief of the naval battle with the Sea Peoples - http://www.artsales.com/ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/06_egyptian_galleons.html, http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post/2010/07/12/The-Philistines-Enter-Canaan-Were-They-Egyptian-Lackeys-or-Invading-Conquerors.aspx or http://computerstrategies.bigpondhosting.com/Heroes.htm for instance.

Essex do 15mm boats - look at "DBM boats" in their 15mm online catalogue. BOAT 3 plus Egyptian crew would be the one, there's a photo on their site.

[Mark]

If you go to the artsales link on Duncan's post, there is a reconstruction derived from the relief - hopefully it will display here:



Study of the inscription (more from a Sea Peoples point of view, but interesting) at http://anthropology.tamu.edu/papers/Romey-MA2003.pdf

Dimensions discussed at http://www.reshafim.org.il/ad/egypt/timelines/topics/seagoingvessels.htm ... it goes for 22m long and 5m wide for the merchantmen based on the wall painting at Deir al Barhi - and that looks bigger than the Medinet Habu boat.

[Tim]

Duncan and Mark, thank you as always.  That gives me what I need.  I might try Essex.