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"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 pieces for the game, known as 'senet,' was found in the ancient Egyptian capital inside a mound holding the tombs of XVIII dynasty nobles Djehuty and Hery, Galan said. The Egyptologist said that the game must have had some religious significance, as it was placed in the burial mound to accompany the deceased 'during the tortuous path that brought him to eternal life'. Galan and his team found the senet pieces early this year as they were exploring a chamber 7 metres (23 feet) deep that contained the funeral accessories of a noble married couple who lived circa 1,500 B.C."
"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 pieces for the game, known as 'senet,' was found in the ancient Egyptian capital inside a mound holding the tombs of XVIII dynasty nobles Djehuty and Hery, Galan said. The Egyptologist said that the game must have had some religious significance, as it was placed in the burial mound to accompany the deceased 'during the tortuous path that brought him to eternal life'. Galan and his team found the senet pieces early this year as they were exploring a chamber 7 metres (23 feet) deep that contained the funeral accessories of a noble married couple who lived circa 1,500 B.C."
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Hi, thanks. The modern knowledge of senet in ancient Egypt is older than this; see links here.
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