TAA i.3.8.37

                                             THE CHARIOT

The ancient Egyptian chariots were 
small, usually only large enough to hold
two persons standing upright. They were very 
light, and <apparently> could be driven at a great 
speed. Their under-carriage was narrow, not
more than about 1.75ms./< about 175cms.> wide from wheel to 
wheel, and therefore <they were> suitable for narrow tracks, 
desert, or mountainous roads. They/<chariots> were 
used in war, for hunting, and for processional 
purposes. <In battle, the ancient Egyptians 
fought from their chariots> – the chariot 
corps constituted a very important and 
effective portion of the Egyptian army. The 
body of the/<bodies of their> chariots was/<were> expressly left open
at the back so that the occupants might
readily leap to the ground and up again as 
might be necessary. Usually the warrior,
or the owner of the chariot, was accompanied 
by a charioteer, but <upon the chariots[?]> the king is invariably 
represented < upon the chariots>, alone in his chariot, unattended,
with the reins fastened round his body when