Pyramid Graffiti: Objects — Boats
Graffito P3. Object — Boat, Type 2
Incised toward the right side of its block, this type 2 boat does not occupy the surface completely. The outlined hull curves and tapers to a pointed bow. The stern is bent upward and is broader toward the top. The triangular rudder is attached to the hull tip-down and the tiller is a horizontal bar attached to an angled line extending up from the hull. The mast is far forward and has a crutch near the top, made by a line behind it that curves upward. The yard extends from bow to stern, resting in a forked crutch amidships. Just forward of the crutch, two long oars extend across the hull to triangular blades, base downward. A badly worn line curves from aft of the mast toward the forward oar, apparently a structure or load. This graffito appears to show a vessel going downstream, using oars, not for propulsion but to maintain steerage.
- Kurru ID number: P_016
- Location: East face, south of chapel, course 3, block 7
- Dimensions (H × W): 37 × 33 cm