Pyramid Graffiti: Objects — Boats
Graffito P7. Object – Boat, Type 2–3
This boat fills the left half of the block and a little more. The low, pointed prow expands to a rather thick hull that narrows and curves sharply but smoothly to form the stern. The stern is high and narrow and terminates in a cruciform tip with arms splayed as the cross pattée. The triangular rudder is shown as though attached to the stern by its long side. On the deck a rectangular structure extends from the stern to forward of the mast, which stands within it. At the top of the mast is a small, nearly rectangular structure, below which four lines descend: two extend to the tips of a broad V-shaped yard, and two support a lower yard extending from bow to stern. The mast is shown extending to the bottom of the hull.
- Kurru ID number: P_011
- Location: East face, north of chapel, course 3, block 1
- Dimensions (H × W): 45 × 42 cm