Senet
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Senet or senat (; cf. Coptic , '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 2620 BCE from the Mastaba of Hesy-Re, while similar boards and hieroglyphic signs are found even earlier, including in the Levant in the Early Bronze Age II period. Even though the game has a 2,000-year history in Egypt, there appears to be very little variation in terms of key components. This can be determined by studying the various senet boards that have been found by archaeologists, as well
Key facts
- Game.italic title
- yes
- Game.title
- Senet
- Game.image
- Gaming Board Inscribed for Amenhotep III with Separate Sliding Drawer, ca. 1390-1353 B.C.E.,49.56a-b.jpg
- Game.image_caption
- Senet set inscribed with the Horus name of Amenhotep III ( 1391–1353 BCE)
- Game.genre
- Board game
- Game.players
- 2
- Hieroglyphs.title
- Senet
- Hieroglyphs.width
- 270px
- Hieroglyphs.name
- O34:N35:X1-Y5znt ("passing")
- Hieroglyphs.image1
- Maler der Grabkammer der Nefertari 003.jpg
- Hieroglyphs.image1 width
- 240
- Hieroglyphs.image1 description
- Painting in tomb of Egyptian queen Nefertari (1295–1255 BCE) playing senet
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Senet game pieces (Tutankhamun).jpg
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- minimum number of players
- 2
- maximum number of players
- 2
- Commons category
- Senet (board game)
- Commons gallery
- Senet
- start time
- 3100-00-00
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Rules
- Equipment
- Original rules
- Modern rules
- Kendall
- Bell
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
Senet or senat (; cf. Coptic , '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 2620 BCE from the Mastaba of Hesy-Re, while similar boards and hieroglyphic signs are found even earlier, including in the Levant in the Early Bronze Age II period. Even though the game has a 2,000-year history in Egypt, there appears to be very little variation in terms of key components. This can be determined by studying the various senet boards that have been found by archaeologists, as well as depictions of senet being played throughout Egyptian history on places like tomb walls and papyrus scrolls. However, the game fell out of use during the Roman period, and its original rules are the subject of conjecture.
== History ==