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Blue Faience Senet Gameboard (New Kingdom; 18th d.) "Senet is one of the oldest known board games. It has been found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt,[2] c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively. It was one of the most popular games of Egypt... The Senet gameboard is a grid of thirty squares, arranged in three rows of ten. A Senet board has two sets of pawns (at least five of each and, in some sets, more, as well as shorter games with fewer)." (via Wikipedia.org "Senet") Empire, Board Games, Egypt, Art, Games, Popular, Antiquities, Ancient
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Blue Faience Senet Gameboard (New Kingdom; 18th d.) "Senet is one of the oldest known board games. It has been found in Predynastic and First Dynasty burials of Egypt,[2] c. 3500 BC and 3100 BC respectively. It was one of the most popular games of Egypt... The Senet gameboard is a grid of thirty squares, arranged in three rows of ten. A Senet board has two sets of pawns (at least five of each and, in some sets, more, as well as shorter games with fewer)." (via Wikipedia.org "Senet")
Senet game table of Tutankhamen Ancient Egypt, Game, Artifacts, Table Games, Tomb, Tutankhamun
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Senet game table of Tutankhamen
https://flic.kr/p/aZUdhH | Playing Senet | Senet, a precursor of modern backgammon, was played before recorded history began. Five thousand years ago, one name of Egypt's legendary first pharaoh -- Menes -- was written with the glyph for 'mn,' a senet board viewed from the side.   The gentleman drops four throw-sticks, used before dice were invented. Meanwhile, the lady employs a time-honored tactic to get his mind off of the game. Although no cups are visible, both of them have apparently e... History, Classical Antiquity, Historical Pictures, Woes, Egypt Art, Egypt Museum, Ancient Carthage
Playing Senet
https://flic.kr/p/aZUdhH | Playing Senet | Senet, a precursor of modern backgammon, was played before recorded history began. Five thousand years ago, one name of Egypt's legendary first pharaoh -- Menes -- was written with the glyph for 'mn,' a senet board viewed from the side. The gentleman drops four throw-sticks, used before dice were invented. Meanwhile, the lady employs a time-honored tactic to get his mind off of the game. Although no cups are visible, both of them have apparently e...
New Kingdom - reign of Thutmose IV–Amenhotep III - ca. 1550–1295 B.C. - This wooden game box has two playing surfaces and throw sticks that were used as counters for determining moves in the game. The top surface is laid out with twenty squares. The bottom has thirty squares for the game "senet" (passing). In the New Kingdom, senet became associated with the underworld; the obstacles of the game corresponding to hazards met on the journey to the afterlife. Metropolitan Museum of Art Ancient Artefacts, Medieval Games, Ancient Artifacts, Wooden Games, Old Games
New Kingdom - reign of Thutmose IV–Amenhotep III - ca. 1550–1295 B.C. - This wooden game box has two playing surfaces and throw sticks that were used as counters for determining moves in the game. The top surface is laid out with twenty squares. The bottom has thirty squares for the game "senet" (passing). In the New Kingdom, senet became associated with the underworld; the obstacles of the game corresponding to hazards met on the journey to the afterlife. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ancient Egyptian "Game of twenty spaces". Quite often, this board is on the back of the box dedicated to the game Senet. Toys, Traditional Games, Egypt Games, Old Board Games, Ancient Egypt Games
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Ancient Egyptian "Game of twenty spaces". Quite often, this board is on the back of the box dedicated to the game Senet.
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Senet board found in the tomb of #Tutankhamun                               Play backgammon > on.fb.me/1869cF3 Archaeology, Ancient Egyptian Artifacts, Ancient Times
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Senet board found in the tomb of #Tutankhamun Play backgammon > on.fb.me/1869cF3