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Khufu ship
Intact vessel from Ancient Egypt
Tessarakonteres
thumb|The tessarakonteres, 1858 illustration
Tessarakonteres (, "forty-rowed"), or simply "forty", was a very large catamaran galley reportedly built in the Hellenistic period by Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt. It was described by a number of ancient sources, including a lost work by Callixenus of Rhodes and surviving texts by Athenaeus and Plutarch. According to these descriptions, supported by modern research by Lionel Casson, the enormous size of the vessel made it impractical and it was built only as a prestige vessel, rather than an effective warship. The name "forty" refers not to the nu
Thalamegos
thumb|250px|Drawing of Ptolemy IV's Thalamegos, by Nicolaes Witsen, 1671
Abydos boats
archaeological site in Egypt
baris
ancient Egyptian type of ship
Dahshur boats