Egypt
- Book Review: Sport In The Cultures Of The Ancient World
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Review by Reyes Bertolin) Zinon Papakonstantinou (ed.), Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World. New Perspectives. Sport in the Global Society. Routledge, 2009. . . . . The fifth essay, Sofie Remijsen's "Challenged...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tutankhamun's Senet Game Board
Heritage Key Four Senet boards were found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun and suggests that the boy king was a keen player of the ancient game. In Ancient Egyptian society, senet was regarded as much more than just a game, however - it was a matter...
- Just A Quickie Re The Egyptian Towns And Cities Book
I'm not back in London yet but as Shire Books have emailed me re the legality (or rather illegality) of the link that we posted on this site I thought I'd better log in and do a quick update. I've updated the original post below, but just...
- Ancient Egypt Games Online
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has collected together a set of ancient Egypt-based games which can be played online. I had no idea how many were available. The first two games shown are online versions of genuine ancient Egyptian games and the...
- Children From Brazil Play Game Of The Pharaohs
Brazil-Arab News Agency (Marina Sarruf) One of the most sold wooden board games made by company Mitra - Oficina de Criação is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs. Originally from Ancient Egypt, over five thousand years ago, the game is considered an...
Egypt
New Book: Egyptian Games and Sports
http://www.shirebooks.co.uk/newtitles/newtitles.htm#egygam
A new book has been released by Shire in their Shire Egyptology series: Egyptian Games and Sports by Joyce Tyldesley: "The Ancient Egyptians enjoyed a wide range of sports and games – young men chased lions and ostriches across the desert, while dignified married couples relaxed over a game of ‘senet’. All activities are discussed in this new edition to the Shire Egyptology series." ISBN 978 0 7478 0661 5; Egyptology 29
- Book Review: Sport In The Cultures Of The Ancient World
Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Review by Reyes Bertolin) Zinon Papakonstantinou (ed.), Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World. New Perspectives. Sport in the Global Society. Routledge, 2009. . . . . The fifth essay, Sofie Remijsen's "Challenged...
- Feature: Sandro Vannini's Photography - Tutankhamun's Senet Game Board
Heritage Key Four Senet boards were found inside the tomb of King Tutankhamun and suggests that the boy king was a keen player of the ancient game. In Ancient Egyptian society, senet was regarded as much more than just a game, however - it was a matter...
- Just A Quickie Re The Egyptian Towns And Cities Book
I'm not back in London yet but as Shire Books have emailed me re the legality (or rather illegality) of the link that we posted on this site I thought I'd better log in and do a quick update. I've updated the original post below, but just...
- Ancient Egypt Games Online
Talking Pyramids (Vincent Brown) Vincent has collected together a set of ancient Egypt-based games which can be played online. I had no idea how many were available. The first two games shown are online versions of genuine ancient Egyptian games and the...
- Children From Brazil Play Game Of The Pharaohs
Brazil-Arab News Agency (Marina Sarruf) One of the most sold wooden board games made by company Mitra - Oficina de Criação is Senet, or the Game of the Pharaohs. Originally from Ancient Egypt, over five thousand years ago, the game is considered an...