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Source Description
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the underworld to achieve immortality. Throw sticks, much like dice, determined a player's moves, and winning required both skill and luck. This senet game board of 30 squares required 14 game pieces, like these spool- and cone-shaped pieces.
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Document identity
localId
1369
label
Senet Board
core
obj
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object
citationUrl
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3
Source metadata
id
1369
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Senet Board
description
Egyptians enjoyed playing board games, especially senet, or "passing." During the 18th dynasty, the game acquired religious significance, which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the underworld to achieve immortality. Throw sticks, much like dice, determined a player's moves, and winning required both skill and luck. This senet game board of 30 squares required 14 game pieces, like these spool- and cone-shaped pieces.
provenance
Rev. William MacGregor Collection Sale, Sotheby's, London, 1922, no. 263 [as from Abydos]; Dikran Kelekian, Paris and New York, 1922, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1923, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1307-1070 BCE (New Kingdom)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
gameboards
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3
pageCount
3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
26.5
height
9.1
dimensionsRaw
10 7/16 x 3 9/16 in. (26.5 x 9.1 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
inscriptions
[Translation] First of the Priests of Amun
One who is in the place of the Temple of Amun-Ré (an acolyte of Amun-Ré)
King of the gods
Nesi-amun-ipet
the Justified of Voice
the gift of Amun himself.
dynasty
19th-20th Dynasty
med
Egyptian faience with glaze
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6182
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EGY
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none
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photo
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