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Ancient Egyptians at Play : Board Games across Borders /

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Main Authors: Crist, Walter (Author), Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth (Author), Voogt, Alexander J. de (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Subjects:
Board games > Egypt > History.
Divination > Egypt > History.
Egypt > Antiquities.
Egypt > Social life and customs.
ISBN:9781474221184
1474221181
9781474221177
1474221173
Table of Contents:
  • Ancient Egyptians at play : an introduction
  • Mehen and men : the first signs of Egyptian board games
  • Senet across borders
  • The game of twenty : a foreign acquisition
  • The game of hounds and jackals : from Thebes to Susa
  • Roman board games crossing the borders of Egypt
  • Arab and Ottoman invaders scratching the surface
  • The role of board games in understanding the ancient world.

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