Senet or senat is a board game from ancient Egypt that consists of ten or more pawns on a 30-square playing board. The earliest representation of senet is dated to c. 2620 BCE from the Mastaba of Hesy
Senet set inscribed with the Horus name of Amenhotep III (r. 1391–1353 BCE)
Maler der Grabkammer der Nefertari 003
Game box with two games: Game of Twenty on top side of the box and Senet at the bottom, c. 1550–1295 BCE
A board game is a type of tabletop game that involves small objects that are placed and moved in particular ways on a specially designed patterned game board, potentially including other components, e
Senet
…Senet or senat (Ancient Egyptian: 𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏠, romanized: znt, lit. 'passing'; cf. Coptic ⲥⲓⲛⲉ , 'passing, afternoon') is a board game from ancient Egypt that consists of ten or more pawns on a 30-square playing board. The earliest representation of senet is dated to c. 2620 BCE from…
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Young girls playing Alias in a library at Iisalmi, Finland, 2016
Men Playing Board Games, from The Sougandhika Parinaya Manuscript
Mehen game with game stones, from Abydos, Egypt, 3000 BC, Neues Museum