Pyramid Graffiti: Objects — Boats
Graffito P5. Object — Boat, Type 2
Wear above and on the left side of this block has made this otherwise rather boldly incised type 2 vessel somewhat difficult to see. The curved hull is higher at the stern than the bow, which is marked by a rounded structure below curves up and tapers sharply to a point. The hull is broadest amidships, narrowing toward the stern as it curves upward and then angles sharply inward after almost disappearing in a worn area. Above the hull, the stern angles forward sharply and ends in some angled lines that may represent a structure of the sort found on graffiti P6 and P7. The stern and hull are marked by a series of transverse and angled lines that appear like bindings, something unlikely on this kind of river craft.
In front of the stern, a line angles backward and is met by one perpendicular to it, probably indicating two sides of a triangular rudder, the third side lost to damage. The shape above may be a tiller or a later mark. The mast is somewhat forward. Roughly level with the tip of the prow and the bend of the stern are two horizontal yards with zigzag lines between indicating a furled sail. The mast continues upward and ends in the V of a crutch.
- Kurru ID number: P_018
- Location: East face, south of chapel, course 4, block 3
- Dimensions (H × W): 40 × 48 cm