Pyramid Graffiti: Objects — Boats

Graffito P1. Object — Boat, Type 1

Graffito P1

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The only type 1 boat at Ku. 1 has a bent hull made with a curve in the middle. To the left, there is a sharp upward bend for the stern, which curves near the tip. A line angles down from the stern ending in two splayed lines that may define the blade of a rudder. There may be two more lines slightly forward to indicate oars. In the center, a vertical line may be a mast and a horizontal one may indicate a cabin. At the bow, a vertical line ends in an inverted V that may be an anchor. While the basic shape fits with the others on this face of the pyramid as a boat with a rudder, the other lines noted here are only conjecturally identified, based on the clearer figures on other blocks.

  • Kurru ID number: P_027
  • Location: East face, south of chapel, course 3, block 11
  • Dimensions (H × W): 12 × 18 cm