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)?
You could try http://anthropology.tamu.edu/papers/Monroe-MA1990.pdf (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.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 (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 (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.
If you go to the artsales link on Duncan's post, there is a reconstruction derived from the relief - hopefully it will display here:
(http://www.artsales.com/ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/images/Rameses_lll_Galleon.jpg)
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.
Duncan and Mark, thank you as always. That gives me what I need. I might try Essex.