Qerer

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Qerer in hieroglyphics
q G1 r
Z1 		r
Z1 		P1

qerer
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cargo and transport ship

Qerer was the ancient Egyptian name for the new transport ships introduced since the New Kingdom , which accompanied the Menesch ships on the trade routes of the Mediterranean or to Punt . While the more valuable cargo was mostly on the Menesch ships, the qerer ships in particular transported types of grain, other agricultural products and animals.

See also

literature

  • Eric H. Cline: The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze age Aegean (c. 3000-1000 BC) . Oxford University Press, Oxford 2010, ISBN 978-0-1953-6550-4
  • Steve Vinson: Egyptian Boats and Ships . Princes Risborough 1994, ISBN 0-7478-0222-X