Ancient Egyptians at play: board games across borders

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...

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Auteurs: Crist, Walter (Auteur) ; Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth (Auteur) ; Voogt, Alex de 1970- (Auteur)
Type de support: Imprimé Livre
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: London New York New Delhi Sydney Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc 2016
Dans:Année: 2016
Collection/Revue:Bloomsbury Egyptology
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Égypte (Antiquité) / Jeu de plateau
Sujets non-standardisés:B Egypt Antiquities
B Divination (Egypt) History
B board games (Egypt) History
B Egypt Social life and customs
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Résumé: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
Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1474221181