In the III dynasty tombs were found images of cargo ships contained in the movement not only oars, and sail. The individual images of ships set period of Egyptian monuments dodinasticheskogo Negady II (4 thousand BC. E.) Are also clearly visible to the sail. A narrow rectangular sail attached to a removable two-legged mast. At the stern pavement fixed six long steering oars. Removed rowing oar, rowing with their emphasis is on modern canoes. Corps drawn from carefully processed locust dies, was fragile, and a more rigid connection to the shipbuilders of ancient Egypt extend along the body line on the rack. The same braided rope tightly gird the entire body of the ship.

Court of this type have various purposes, and were mostly river. The length of 14-20 meters, the width of 2-5 m. There was a deck.