Egypt
Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa)
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Feature: King Tut's Treasures: Perfumes, Alabaster Vessels And Wine For The Afterlife
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- Game Fit For A King
The Gadsden Times (Jennifer Restauri) During the past several months, visitors to the Gadsden Museum of Art & History have toured the exhibit “Howard Carter Expedition to the Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb.” Many visitors have said their favorite...
- 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...
- Discovery Of Senet Game
http://tinyurl.com/k4wvl (Expatica) "Egyptian aristocrats of 3,500 years ago passed the time with a backgammon-like tabletop game, Spanish archaeologists have discovered. Jose Manuel Galan and his team made the discovery at Luxor. The collection of marble...
Egypt
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Egypt Then and Now (Ben Morales-Correa)
The ancient Egyptian game of Senet is one of the oldest board games known, dating to Predynastic Egypt, circa 3500 BC. The game is featured in tomb paintings from the earliest dynasties.
It appears that Senet began as a simple game popular across all social classes and later acquired a symbolic, ritual function. Senet boards were often placed in the grave alongside other useful objects for the journey to the afterlife and the game is referred to in Chapter XVII of the Book of the Dead. The game was a favorite one of Tutankhamen, with four game sets found in his tomb. In the tomb of Nefertari, the Great Royal Wife of Ramses the Second is shown sitting at a table enjoying a game of Senet.
The actual rules of the game of Senet are unknown, as no instructions document have yet been found. This newly published version of Senet picks up from generally accepted rules with a few additions to make this game a challenging combination of strategy and luck.
Play it online at All About Egypt.
- Playing Ancient Egyptian Games
The Eloquent Peasant (Margaret Maitland) This past weekend was the first time I’d played or watched people play senet in years (see the post below for an introduction to ancient Egyptian board games). It was a really fascinating experience and it made...
- Feature: King Tut's Treasures: Perfumes, Alabaster Vessels And Wine For The Afterlife
Heritage Key ...
- Game Fit For A King
The Gadsden Times (Jennifer Restauri) During the past several months, visitors to the Gadsden Museum of Art & History have toured the exhibit “Howard Carter Expedition to the Discovery of Tutankhamen’s Tomb.” Many visitors have said their favorite...
- 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...
- Discovery Of Senet Game
http://tinyurl.com/k4wvl (Expatica) "Egyptian aristocrats of 3,500 years ago passed the time with a backgammon-like tabletop game, Spanish archaeologists have discovered. Jose Manuel Galan and his team made the discovery at Luxor. The collection of marble...