TAA i.3.8.18.recto

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                                             THE CHARIOTS.

The Egyptian chariots were small, usually containing only/<only large enough to contain> two persons standing upright. They were very light, and could be 
driven at a great speed. They were narrow/<The under-carriage>, about 1.75 ms. wide 
from wheel to wheel, and therefore suitable for narrow tracks, 
desert, or mountainous roads. From Egypt the use of this light
kind/<form> of chariot <seems to have> spread into other countries of the Eastern
Mediterranean. They were used in war, hunting, and processional 
purposes. In battle, the Egyptians fought from their chariots – 
The chariot corps constituted a very large and effective portion 
of the ancient Egyptian army. <Although> A car generally/<was made to> contained two persons, but upon the monuments, the king is invariably represented alone in his chariot,
unattended by a charioteer; with the reins fastened round his body,
while/<when> engaged in bending his bow or casting his spear. <The chariot 
was open at the back, so that the occupants might readily leap to the 
ground and up again as might be necessary. In driving, a short whip 
was used.>
          These vehicles were sometimes splendidly ornamented with gold, 
and inlaid with semi-precious stones, faience, and coloured glass. 
Two/<Three> specimens found in this tomb, <judging from their rich adornment,> seem to have been appendages of 
Egyptian pomp and magnificence; the other four/<three> specimens, although 
equally well constructed, were not so sumptuous in character, and 
were probably intended for general purposes, such as hunting or 
promenading.
          <It would seem that> T/<t>he manufacture of the chariots seems to have received an immense impulse from the earlier monarchs of the Egyptian New Empire, 
by whom the craft must have been/<was very> much encouraged, for, during <the Eighteenth dynasty> that
period, the chariot builders became past masters in their craft and 
shew extraordinary skilful structural adaptation.
          The chariot manufacturing industry/<manufacture of chariots> was/<must have been> a combination of crafts 
rarely united in one trade, embracing as it did work in such divers 
materials as wood, bronze, gold, linen, and leather, etc. And many 
divisions of labour and highly-skilled artisans must <necessarily> have been