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Evidence for Senet
346 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'04"E
Date 2592-01-01BCE - 2566-01-01BCE
Rules Two players, 3x10 board, 7 pieces per player, markings in squares 1, 11, 21, 26, 30.
Content Painting of Senet board and accessories in tomb of Hesy-Re. Shows one 3 x 10 board, 4 casting sticks, and 7 pieces per player.
Quibbell 1913: 17-20, Pl. 11, 16.
Confidence 100
Social status Nobility
Genders Male
Source Quibbell, J. 1913. Excavations at Saqqara 1911–1912: The Mastaba of Hesy. Cairo: IFAO.
Id DLP.Evidence.3
Type Artifact
Location 29°52'23.92"N, 31°13'7.73"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at Pyramid Temple of Userkaf.
Piccione 1990: 384-385; Pusch 1979: 169.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside, Ritual
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.4
Type Artifact
Location 29°53'47.66"N, 31°12'16.46"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 2402-01-01BCE - 1213-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at Mastaba of Ptahshepses.
Pusch 1979: 19, plate 40c;
Piccione 1990: 385.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.5
Type Artifact
Location 29°53'47.66"N, 31°12'16.46"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 2402-01-01BCE - 1213-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at tomb of Ptahshepses.
Pusch 1979: 172;
Piccione 1990: 385-386.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.6
Type Artifact
Location 29°53'47.66"N, 31°12'16.46"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 2402-01-01BCE - 1213-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at tomb of Ptahshepses.
Pusch 1979: 172-3;
Piccione 1990: 386.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.7
Type Artifact
Location 29°53'47.66"N, 31°12'16.46"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 2402-01-01BCE - 1213-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at tomb of Ptahshepses.
Pusch 1979: 172-173;
Piccione 1990: 386.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.8
Type Artifact
Location 29°52'6.75"N, 31°12'57.78"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 2321-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti in mastaba of Khenut.
Decker 1987: 134, fig 85;
Pusch 1979: 174;
Piccione 1990: 386-387.
Confidence 100
Spaces Transitional
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Decker, W. 1987. Sport und Spiel im alten Ägypten. Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck.
Id DLP.Evidence.9
Type Artifact
Location 29°52'6.75"N, 31°12'57.78"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 2321-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at mastaba of Khenut.
Piccione 1990: 387;
Pusch 1979: 174.
Confidence 100
Spaces Transitional
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.10
Type Artifact
Location 29°58'39.87"N, 31° 8'6.94"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at mastaba of Seshemnefer IV.
Junker 1940: 36;
Junker 1953: 103;
Pusch 1979: 175-176;
Piccione 1990: 388.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Junker, H. 1940. Giza IV: Die Mastaba des Kai-em-ankh. Vienna: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky A.G.
, Junker, H. 1953. Grabungen auf dem Friedhof des Alten Reiches bei den Pyramiden von Giza. Giza 11: Der Friedhof südlich der Cheopspyramide. Vienna: Rudolf Rohrer.
Id DLP.Evidence.11
Type Artifact
Location 26°10'15.61"N, 31°55'28.07"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1837-01-01BCE - 1819-01-01BCE
Rules Board with three rows, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet graffiti game board from Tomb of Senuseret III.
Ayrton 1904: 23, 53, pl. 40;
Needler 1953: 73;
Pusch 1979: 189-190;
Piccione 1990: 390.
Confidence 100
Source Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Ayrton, E. 1904. Abydos. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
Id DLP.Evidence.12
Type Artifact
Location 29°12'26.03"N, 30°58'22.45"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1980-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules Board with three rows, markings in square 15 and 26.
Content Senet board from el-Lahun drawn on a stone. Manchester Museum 262. 3x6 pattern remains.
Pusch 1979: 186-187;
Piccione 1990: 390-391.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.13
Type Artifact
Location 29°12'26.03"N, 30°58'22.45"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1980-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in spaces 26–29.
Content Senet game on inside of box lid from el-Lahun. Manchester Museum 73.
Nash 1902: 342;
Needler 1953: 73;
Petrie 1890: 24, 30;
Pusch 1979: 181-182;
Piccione 1990: 391-392.
Confidence 100
Spaces Household, Inside
Source Nash, W. 1902. Ancient Egyptian draughts-boards and draughts-men. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 24(December): 341–348.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Petrie, W.M.F. 1890. Kahun, Gurob, and Hawara. London: Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co.
Id DLP.Evidence.14
Type Artifact
Location 30° 7'58.78"N, 31°17'59.91"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1980-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 15, 26–29.
Content Senet board from Heliopolis, Tell el-Hisn, from a temple enclosure. Middle Kingdom style board. Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 37.794.
Piccione 1990: 393;
Pusch 1979: 183.
Confidence 100
Spaces Ritual
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.15
Type Artifact
Location 21°55'0.00"N, 31°17'0.00"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1980-01-01BCE - 1540-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet board from Buhen fortress. Middle Kingdom style board. Current location unknown.
Emery 1979: 146, 220, plate 51;
Piccione 1990: 394-395.
Confidence 100
Spaces Military
Source Emery, W. 1979. Fortress of Buhen: Archaeological Report. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.16
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 1640-01-01BCE - 1540-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–27
Content Senet game board from Tomb of Hornakht/Akhhor. Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 68.005/JdE 21.462.
Piccione 1990: 395;
Pusch 1979: 195-198;
Maspero 1871: 78;
Mariette 1889: plate 51.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Maspero, G. 1871. Une Enquête judiciaire à Thébes au temps de la XXe Dynastie. Étude sur le papyrus Abbott. Mémoires de l’Academie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 7: 1–85.
, Mariette, A. 1889. Les mastabas de l’Ancien Empire. Paris: F. Vieweg.
Id DLP.Evidence.17
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Middle Kingdom Senet
Date 1640-01-01BCE - 1540-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markigns in squares 26–29.
Content Senet game board on Carnarvon Tablet 1. Middle Kingdom style board. Egyptian Museum Cairo JdE 41.790
Carnarvon and Carter 1912: 36, plate 27;
Needler 1953: 73;
Pusch 1979: 194;
Piccione 1990: 396.
Confidence 100
Ages Adolescent, Child
Source Carnarvon, Earl of and H. Carter. 1912. Five Years’ Exploration at Thebes. London: Oxford University Press.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pieper, M. 1931. Ein text über das ägyptisches Brettspiel. Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 66: 16–33.
Id DLP.Evidence.18
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1640-01-01BCE - 1540-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Asasif. Metropolitan Museum of Art MMA 16.10.475.
Piccione 1990: 396;
Pusch 1979: 199-201;
Hayes 1959: 24–25, fig. 10.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Hayes, W.C. 1959. The Scepter of Egypt. Volume 2. New York.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.19
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules Board with three rows.
Content Senet game board in Brooklyn Museum 36.2.
Pusch 1979: 191;
Piccione 1990: 396-397.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite, Elite
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.20
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet game board in University College London UC8.533.
Needler 1953: 73;
Needler 1983: 118;
Pusch 1979: 180;
Piccione 1990: 397;
Petrie 1927: 53, pl. 47.
Confidence 100
Source Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Needler, W. 1983. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettspiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 20: 115–118., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Petrie, W.M.F. 1927. Objects of Daily Use. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt.
Id DLP.Evidence.21
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1458-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet gaming board in Louvre AF 6.797 bearing the name of Pharaoh Hatshepsut.
Devéria 1897: 86;
Kendall 1979: 25, fig. 19;
Needler 1953: 73;
Pusch 1979: 206-207;
Piccione 1990: 401-402;
Pierret 1878: 82.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Genders Female
Source Deveria, T. 1897. Les jeux de dames en Égypte. In G. Maspero (ed.), Mémoires et Fragments II. Bibliothèque Égyptologique 5. Paris, 83–96.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Pierret, P. 1878. Recueil d’inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre. Études égyptologues 8. Paris: F. Vieweg.
Id DLP.Evidence.22
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1458-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tomb of Mayherperi, Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 24.069.
Daressy 1902: 31–32, plate 9;
Pusch 1979: 218-219;
Piccione 1990: 403-404.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Daressy, G. 1902. Fouilles de la Vallée des Rois 1889–1899. Cairo: Imprimerie de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.23
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board in University of Missouri MAA 79.169.
Piccione 1990: 400.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.24
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet board from Dra abu el-Naga
Cairo Museum CGC 68.003.
Maspero 1883: 299;
Piccione 1990: 400;
Pusch 1979: 268.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Maspero, G. 1883. Guide du visiteur au Musée de Boulaq. Boulaq: Musée de Boulaq.
Id DLP.Evidence.25
Type Artifact
Location 26°11'0.40"N, 31°55'21.50"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1425-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet game board from Tomb of Meryma'at. Metropolitan Museum of Art
MMA 01.4.1A.
Decker 1987: 134 fig 86;
Needler 1953: 74;
Piccione 1990: 404-405;
Pusch 1979: 230-232.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Decker, W. 1987. Sport und Spiel im alten Ägypten. Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.26
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet from Dra abu el-Naga
Cairo Museum CgC 68.002/JdE21402.
Mariette 1889: 17, plate 52;
Pusch 1979: 269-271;
Piccione 1990: 405-406.
Confidence 100
Social status Military, Elite
Genders Male
Source Mariette, A. 1889a. Monuments divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie. Paris: F. Vieweg., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.27
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1476-01-01BCE - 1400-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-29.
Content Senet game of Sennefer. Berlin Museum 10756.
Kendall 1979: 25, fig 19h;
Needler 1953: 73;
Pusch 1979: 261-264;
Pieper 1909: 7, fig. 5;
Piccione 1990: 406-407.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Pieper, M. 1909. Das Brettspiel der alten Ägypter. Berlin: Weidmännische Buchhandlung.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
Id DLP.Evidence.28
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet board of Tuthmosis son of Ru.
Cairo Museum CGC 68004\JdE 28.427.
Piccione 1984: 175;
Piccione 1990: 407-408.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.29
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1390-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet board of Benermerut, found in the Tomb of Kha.
Turin Museum 845.
Has horn halves instead of two men in square 29.
Piccione 1984: 176, 178;
Piccione 1990: 408-409;
Pusch 1979: 233-238;
Schiaparelli 1927: 175–177, figs. 159-160.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Schiaparelli, E. 1927. Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica Italiana in Egitto II. Turin.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180.
Id DLP.Evidence.30
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1425-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet game board of Baky.
Leiden Museum AM34a.
Leemens 1846–1850: pl. 244;
Piccione 1984: 176;
Piccione 1990: 409-410;
Nash 1902: pl. 2;
Needler 1953: 74;
Pusch 1979:265-267;
Tait 1985: 33, 47.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Leemans, C. 1846–1850. Monuments égyptiens du Musée d’antiquités des Pays-Bas à Leide, Tome II. Leiden: Brill.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Nash, W. 1902. Ancient Egyptian draughts-boards and draughts-men. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 24(December): 341–348.
, Tait, W. 1982. Game-boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Oxford: Griffiths Institute.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
Id DLP.Evidence.31
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 1390-01-01BCE - 1353-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet board of Amenhotep III.
Brooklyn Museum 49.56.
Kendall 1979: 25–25, figs. 18-19;
MacGregor 1922: 34, pl. 3;
Needler 1953: 74;
Piccione 1984: 176;
Piccione 1990: 411;
Pusch 1979: 239-240.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Riefstahl, E. Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum. New York: The Brooklyn Museum., Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, MacGregor, W. 1922. Catalogue of the MacGregor Collection of Egyptian Antiquities. Sotheby Sale Catalog 1922. London: Dryden Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.32
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1334-01-01BCE - 1324-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 15, 26–29.
Content Senet game board from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
Cairo Museum JdE 62058.
Carter and Mace 1933: 130-132, plate 75b;
Decker 1987: 135;
Needler 1953:74;
Piccione 1990: 411-412;
Pusch 1979:245-249;
Tait 1985: 6-15;
Confidence 100
Ages Adolescent
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Carter, H and A.C. Mace. 1933. The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Cairo: Cassell & Co.
, Decker, W. 1987. Sport und Spiel im alten Ägypten. Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Nash, W. 1902. Ancient Egyptian draughts-boards and draughts-men. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 24(December): 341–348.
Id DLP.Evidence.33
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1400-01-01BCE - 1390-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board of Tuthmosis IV
Egyptian Museum Cairo (unknown number).
Piccione 1990: 410;
Carter and Newberry 1904: 39.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Carter, H and P. Newberry. 1904. The Tomb of Thutmosis IV. Westminster: A. Constable & Co.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.34
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1334-01-01BCE - 1324-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet board game from the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Cairo Museum JdE 62060.
Piccione 1990: 413-414;
Pusch 1979:252-254;
Tait 1982: 15-17.
Confidence 100
Ages Adolescent
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Tait, W. 1982. Game-boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Oxford: Griffiths Institute.
Id DLP.Evidence.35
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1334-01-01BCE - 1324-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Cairo Museum JdE 62059.
Piccione 1990:412-413;
Carter and Mace 1933: 130 plate 42;
Pusch 1979: 250-251;
Tait 1982 19-25.
Confidence 100
Ages Adolescent
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Tait, W. 1982. Game-boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Oxford: Griffiths Institute.
, Carter, H and A.C. Mace. 1933. The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Cairo: Cassell & Co.
, Carter, H and A.C. Mace. 1933. The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen. Cairo: Cassell & Co.
Id DLP.Evidence.36
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1334-01-01BCE - 1324-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from the Tomb of Tutankhamun.
Cairo Museum JdE 62061.
Piccione 1990: 414;
Pusch 1979: 255-256;
Tait 1982: 17-19.
Confidence 100
Ages Adolescent
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Tait, W. 1982. Game-boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tutankhamun. Oxford: Griffiths Institute.
Id DLP.Evidence.37
Type Artifact
Location 26°11'0.40"N, 31°55'21.50"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board. markings in squares 26–29.
Content Senet game board from the Tomb of Khamwaset. Unknown location.
Piccione 1990: 414-415;
Needler 1953: 74;
Pusch 1979: 259-260;
Randall-McIver and Mace 1902: 77, 97, plate 49.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Randall-McIver, D. And A.C. Mace. 1902. El Amrah and Abydos 1899–1901. EM 23. London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
Id DLP.Evidence.38
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board of Ptahmay with unknown provenience.
Wiesbaden SNA 2.308.
Piccione 1990: 415-416;
Pusch 1979: 281-284;
Wiedemann 1897: 43.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.39
Type Artifact
Location 29°56'25.60"N, 31° 9'5.13"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26, 28, 29, 30.
Content Senet game board from Tomb Z491 at Zawiet el-Aryan.
Museum of Fine Arts Boston MFA 11.3095.
Square 27 blank, Square 30 with "|".
Piccione 1990: 416-417;
Dunham 1978: 72;
Pusch 1979: 241-244.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Dunham, D. 1978. Zawiyet el-Aryan. The Cemeteries Adjacent to the Later Pyramid. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts.
Id DLP.Evidence.40
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board in Brooklyn Museum.
Brooklyn Museum 37.93Ea&b.
Piccione 1990: 417;
Albright 1933: 134;
Prisse d'Avennes 1847: 740.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Prisse-d’Avennes, É. 1847. Monument égyptiens, bas-reliefs, peintures, inscriptions, etc. Paris: Didot frères.
Id DLP.Evidence.41
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet board inscribed with the name of Teya Teya.
Metropolitan Museum of Art MMA 12.182.72.
Piccione 1990: 418-419;
Decker 1987: 135;
Hayes 1959: 198-199;
Pusch 1979: 274-278.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Decker, W. 1987. Sport und Spiel im alten Ägypten. Munich: Verlag C.H. Beck.
, Hayes, W.C. 1959. The Scepter of Egypt. Volume 2. New York.
Id DLP.Evidence.42
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board in Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 68.007.
Piccione 1990: 419;
Pusch 1979: 286.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.43
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board with unknown provenience in British Museum.
BM 66669.
Piccione 419-420;
Pusch 1979: 287-288.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.44
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1319-01-01BCE - 1279-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board of Neferhotep. Unknown provenience and unknown location.
Piccione 1990: 420;
Pusch 1979: 74, 295-296;
Bruyère 1930: 158;
Wild 1979: pl. 33.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Wild, H. 1979. La tombe de Nefer-hotep (I) et Neb-nefer à Deir el-Medina (No. 6). Mémoires publiées par les membres de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale 103. Cairo: Institue Français de l’Archéologie Orientale.
, Bruyère, B. 1930. Mert-Seger à Deir el Medineh. Cairo: Imprimerie de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.45
Type Artifact
Location 22°46'32.56"N, 32°35'49.31"E
Ruleset Simple Marked Senet
Date 1539-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 27 and 28.
Content Senet game board from Kubban Cemetery 100, Tomb 191.
Aswan Museum 664.
Piccione 1990: 420-421;
Pusch 1979: 223-229;
Firth 1927: 49, 83.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Firth, C.M. 1927. The Archaeological Survey of Nubia. Report for 1910–1911. Cairo: National Printing Department.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.46
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 squares, markings in squares 26-30
Content Senet game board in Royal Ontario Museum. Unknown provenience.
ROM 922.17.
Has Horus in square 30
Kendall 1979: 26, fig. 20;
MacGregor 1922: no. 1331;
Needler 1953: 60-75;
Picione 1990: 422;
Pusch 1979: 292-294;
Wallis 1898: 8-9.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, MacGregor, W. 1922. Catalogue of the MacGregor Collection of Egyptian Antiquities. Sotheby Sale Catalog 1922. London: Dryden Press., Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Wallis, H. 1898. Egyptian Ceramic Art: The MacGregor Collection. London: Taylor & Francis.
Id DLP.Evidence.47
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 0980-01-01BCE - 0838-01-01BCE
Rules Markings in squares 27-30.
Content Senet game board in Arizona State Museum.
ASM 12496. Only parts of last four squares remain.
Romano et al. 2018.
Confidence 100
Source Romano, I, W. Tait, C. Bisulca, P. Creasman, G. Hodgins, and T. Wazny. 2018. An Ancient Egyptian senet board in the Arizona State Museum. Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 145(1): 71–85.
Id DLP.Evidence.48
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board of Imenmes, Louvre 1605. Unknown provenience.
Piccione 1990: 424-426;
Needler 1953: 74;
Pusch 1979:64-66, 208-13;
Deveria 1897: 88-90;
Pierret 1878: 81-82.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Pierret, P. 1878. Recueil d’inscriptions inédites du Musée égyptien du Louvre. Études égyptologues 8. Paris: F. Vieweg.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Deveria, T. 1897. Les jeux de dames en Égypte. In G. Maspero (ed.), Mémoires et Fragments II. Bibliothèque Égyptologique 5. Paris, 83–96.
Id DLP.Evidence.49
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 27-30.
Content Senet game board in Wiesbaden Museum
D.S. 30. Unknown provenience. Square 26 is lost.
Piccione 1990: 426;
Gessler-Löhr et al. 1978: 112.
Confidence 100
Social status Elite
Source Gessler-Löhr, B. Et al. 1978. Meisterwerke altägyptischer Keramik: 5000 Jahre Kunst und Kunsthandwerk aus Ton und Fayence. Höhr-Grenzhausen: Keramikmuseum Westerwald.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.50
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board in British Museum.
BM 102369. Unknown provenience.
Piccione 1990: 427;
Needler 1953: 74;
Pusch 1979: 309-310.
Confidence 100
Source Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.51
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board of Nesyamenemopet, likely from the burial of the priest of the same name at Deir el-Bahari.
Walters Art Museum.
WAG 48.408.
de Meulenaere 1981: 90;
Piccione 1990: 427-428;
MacGregor 1922: 36;
Pusch 1979: 322-323.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source de Meulenaere, H. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettspiel im alten Ägypten.' Chronique d'Égypte 56: 89-90., MacGregor, W. 1922. Catalogue of the MacGregor Collection of Egyptian Antiquities. Sotheby Sale Catalog 1922. London: Dryden Press., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.52
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board in Yale University
New Haven Art Gallery. Unknown provenience.
Piccione 1990: 429;
Pusch 1979: 311-312;
Schott 1986: 108-109.
Confidence 100
Source Schott, G. 1986. Ancient Egyptian Art at Yale. New Haven: Yale University Arts Gallery.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.54
Type Artifact
Location 30°57'11.52"N, 31°53'44.71"E
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in spaces 26-30.
Content Senet game board in Norbert Schimmel Collection no.197.
Kendall 1979: 26, fig. 21;
Muscarella 1974: fig 174;
Piccione 1990: 430-431;
Pusch 1979: 313-314;
Hoffman 1964: fig 97.
Confidence 100
Source Muscarella, O. 1974. Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection. Mainz: von Zabern., Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Hoffman, H. (ed.) 1964. The Beauty of Ancient Art: The Norbert Schimmel Collection. Mainz: Philipp von Zabern.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.55
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0730-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Content Senet game board in British Museum BM38429, found in the Tomb of Kenamun TT93.
The board is incomplete but all squares appear to be marked:
5: Ma'at,
10: Wadjet,
11: Mut,
12: Orion,
13: Life,
16: Net,
20: bread,
21: B3,
30: netjer.
Piccione 1990: 431-432;
Mond 1904: 93;
Pusch 1979: 324-327;
Needler 1953: 69, 74.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Mond, R. 1904. Report of the work done in the Gebel ash-sheikh Abd-el-Kurneh at Thebes. Annales du Service des antiquités de l’Égypte 5: 97–104.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
Id DLP.Evidence.56
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Content Senet game board on Turin Papyrus
Turin Museum 1.775.
Some other squares also contain markings:
7: The Thirty,
8: sd.t-sn(?),
9: dd-ti.t,
10: Wadjet,
11: Mut,
12: Orion,
13: Life,
14: Aten.
Piccione 1990: 432;
Seyffarth 1833: plate 3;
Pusch 1979: 328-323;
Wiedemann 1894: 41-43.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Seyffarth, G. 1833. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Literatur, Kunst,
Mythologie und Geschichte des Alten Ägypten. Volume III. Laipzig: J.A. Barth.
, Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
Id DLP.Evidence.57
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, Markings in squares 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
Content Senet game board on Turin Papyrus
Turin Museum 1.775.
Other squares have markings:
1=Thoth,
2= ti.i-dd,
3=Neith,
6= Sixth Day Feast,
7= The Thirty,
8= tin.t hb-sd(?),
9: dd-ti.t,
10=Wadjet11=Mut,
12=Orion,
13=Life,
14= Aten,
15= Repeating Life (frog),
18=Pky,
20=bread,
21=B3,
23= Libation.
Piccione 1990:433-434;
Seyffarth 1833: plate 3;
Pusch 1979: 332-343.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Seyffarth, G. 1833. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Literatur, Kunst,
Mythologie und Geschichte des Alten Ägypten. Volume III. Laipzig: J.A. Barth.
Id DLP.Evidence.58
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules Board with 3 rows, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board in the Egyptian Museum Cairo.
CGC 88.007. (DLP.Evidence.59 on opposite face). Unknown provenience.
Piccione 1990: 434;
Pusch 1979: 344-346.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.59
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules Board with three rows, Markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board in Cairo Museum
CGC88.007. Unprovenienced.
DLP.Evidence.58 on opposite face.
Piccione 1990: 434-435;
Pusch 1979: 346-348.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.60
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'9.29"N, 32°36'4.84"E
Ruleset Double Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti in the First court, north colonnade of Temple of Medinet Habu.
Two senet boards placed perpendicular to wall and close together so players must sit with both between them.
Piccione 1990: 436;
Wiedemann 1898: 142;
Pusch 1979: 320-321.
Confidence 100
Spaces Public
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
Id DLP.Evidence.61
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'9.29"N, 32°36'4.84"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at Medinet Habu Temple, first court central pavement between pillars 4 and 5, three paving blocks west of pillar 5.
Piccione 1990: 437.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.62
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'9.29"N, 32°36'4.84"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti at Medinet Habu Temple, east colonnade of second court behind column 34.
Piccione 1990: 437;
Pusch 1979: 320-321.
Confidence 100
Spaces Public
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.63
Type Artifact
Location 25°42'59.61"N, 32°39'20.65"E
Ruleset Late New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 6, 26-30.
Content Senet graffiti game board on Khonsu Temple roof.
Piccione 1990: 438;
Push 1979: 438;
Jacquet-Gordon 2003: 30-31.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Jacquet-Gordon, H. 2003. The Graffiti on the Khonsu Temple Roof at Karnak: A Manifestation of Personal Piety. Oriental Institute Publications 123. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.64
Type Artifact
Location 25°42'59.61"N, 32°39'20.65"E
Ruleset Vertical Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet graffiti on Temple of Khonsu roof.
Vertical senet with markings in squares:
26: nfr,
27: (unclear)
28: |||,
29: ||.
The top squares of board are curved, rather than arches appearing over them in typical vertical Senet.
Board orientation is mirrored in comparison to usual.
Piccione 1990: 439;
Jacquet-Gordon 2003: 78.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Jacquet-Gordon, H. 2003. The Graffiti on the Khonsu Temple Roof at Karnak: A Manifestation of Personal Piety. Oriental Institute Publications 123. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.65
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'7.80"N, 32°39'26.17"E
Ruleset Double Senet
Date 0690-01-01BCE - 0664-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-29
Content Double senet graffiti on boat ramp of Taharqo, Temple of Karnak.
Squares are marked on both boards as follows:
26: nfrw (good),
27: X,
28:|||,
29:|| (simple marked Senet pattern).
Piccione 1990: 442-444;
Pusch 1979: 354-355;
Lauffray 1971: 100-102.
Confidence 100
Spaces Outside
Source Lauffray, J. 1971. Abords occidentaux du premier pylône de Karnak. Kemi 21: 77–144.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.66
Type Artifact
Location 30°51'38.00"N, 32°10'17.00"E
Ruleset Simple Senet
Date 0664-01-01BCE - 0525-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from fortress of Tel Defenneh. British Museum. BM EA22323.
Piccione 1990: 444;
Crist et al. 2016: 61;
Petrie 1888: 74.
Confidence 100
Social status Military
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Crist, W., A.-E. Dunn-Vaturi and A. de Voogt. 2016. Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders. London: Bloomsbury.
, Petrie, W.M.F. 1888. Tanis Part II: Nebesheh (Am) and Deffeneh (Tahpanhes). London: Egypt Exploration Fund.
Id DLP.Evidence.67
Type Artifact
Location 30° 7'45.52"N, 31°18'28.48"E
Ruleset Early New Kingdom Senet
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 0746-01-01BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in spaces 10, 11, 26-30.
Content Senet board of Keramit from Heliopolis.
Spaces 10 and 11 invoke name and title of owner (priestess of Mut).
Iskander 2010;
Crist et al. 2016:60-61.
Confidence 100
Genders Female
Source Iskander, J.N. 2010. 'A recently discovered senet-board from Heliopolis.' Mitteilungen des Deutsches Archäologischen Instituts, Abteilung Kairo 66: 122–129.
, Crist, W. 2016. Games of thrones: board games and social complexity in Bronze Age Cyprus. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Arizona State University.
Id DLP.Evidence.68
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°23'7.55"N, 31° 9'30.75"E
Date 2543-01-01BCE - 2436-01-01BCE
Rules Name of the game.
Content Name of Senet in list of offerings on a wall in Tomb of Rahotep.
Petrie et al. 1892: pl. 13.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Petrie, W.M.F. et al. 1892. Medum. London: D. Nutt.
Id DLP.Evidence.69
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Pieces may pass one another.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Ankhmare, Room II (Giza 7837/7843).
Left player caption: "It is in passing that I have made three"
Right player caption: "(damaged text) 2 (damaged text)
Porter and Moss 1973: 207.
Confidence 100
Social status Non-Elite, Elite
Source Porter, B and R. Moss. 1973. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume 3: Memphis. Second edition. Revised by J. Malek. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.70
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Ankhmare (Giza 7837/7843) showing two people playing Senet.
Porter and Moss 1973: 207.
Confidence 100
Genders Male
Source Porter, B and R. Moss. 1973. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume 3: Memphis. Second edition. Revised by J. Malek. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.71
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Capture by passing pieces.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Niykauhor at Saqqara (QS 915) with player captions.
Left player: "Three are known, my companion."
Right player: "Taking possession by means of passing. See the three things, my companion."
Porter and Moss 1980:498.
Confidence 100
Source Porter, B and R. Moss. 1980. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume 3: Memphis. Second edition. Revised by J. Malek. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.72
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Niykauhor (Saqqara QS 915) with two men playing.
Piccione 1990: 51-52.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Non-Elite, Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.73
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Capture by passing pieces.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Neferiretenef (Saqqara, Mariette D55) with player captions.
Right player: "Taking possession (by means of) passing. See, my companion."
Left player: "I shall carry up the exchange against my portion."
Piccione 1990: 54 note 82 interprets the text as: right player has captured opponent's square or piece, and the left player has either countered with a move to compensate for the loss or has to pay a price or penalty.
Piccione 1990:52-54;
Mariette 1889: 324-328.
Confidence 100
Source Mariette, A. 1889. Les mastabas de l’Ancien Empire. Paris: F. Vieweg.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.74
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2306-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Neferiretenef (Saqqara, Mariette D55) with two players.
Piccione 1990:52-54;
Mariette 1889: 324-328.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Mariette, A. 1889. Les mastabas de l’Ancien Empire. Paris: F. Vieweg.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.75
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2365-01-01BCE - 2322-01-01BCE
Rules Pieces pass each other.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Chepses-re (Saqqara L16/ QS902).
Two people playing Senet with captions.
Right player: "It is in passing that I have made three."
Left player: "I will lift up three and two in passing. Observe my passing."
Piccione 1990: 54-55;
Pusch 1979: 13;
Pieper 1909: plate 1.
Confidence 100
Source Pieper, M. 1909. Das Brettspiel der alten Ägypter. Berlin: Weidmännische Buchhandlung.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.76
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2365-01-01BCE - 2322-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Chepses-re (Saqqara L16/ QS902).
Two people playing Senet.
Piccione 1990: 54-55;
Pusch 1979: 13;
Pieper 1909: plate 1.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Pieper, M. 1909. Das Brettspiel der alten Ägypter. Berlin: Weidmännische Buchhandlung.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.77
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Good spaces and bad spaces exist.
Content Senet playing scene in the Tomb of Kairere (Saqqara). Two people are playing Senet with captions for the players:
Right player: "I will make three at the house of goodness."
Left player: "It is at this house of penetration/humiliation that I will make a one."
Piccione 1990: 55-57;
Lauer 1926: 101;
Smith 1949: 631;
Pusch 1979: 19.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Lauer, J.-P. 1926. Saqqara, Royal Cemetery of Memphis. London: Thames and Hudson.
, Smith, W.S. 1949. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts.
Id DLP.Evidence.78
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene in the Tomb of Kairere (Saqqara). Two people are playing Senet.
Piccione 1990: 55-57;
Lauer 1926: 101;
Smith 1949: 631;
Pusch 1979: 19.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Lauer, J.-P. 1926. Saqqara, Royal Cemetery of Memphis. London: Thames and Hudson.
, Smith, W.S. 1949. A History of Egyptian Sculpture and Painting. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts.
Id DLP.Evidence.79
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Players can pass one another.
Content Senet playing scene in tomb of Isesi-mery-netjer. Caption above left hand player:
"Playing in passing."
Piccione 1990: 57-58;
Pusch 1979: 29-32;
Kendall 1978: 12.
Confidence 100
Source Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.80
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2435-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Players can pass one another.
Content Senet playing scene in tomb of Isesi-mery-netjer. Two players are playing senet; Isesi-mery-netjer against an unnamed opponent.
Portion of caption remains: "Playing in passing."
Piccione 1990: 57-58;
Pusch 1979: 29-32;
Kendall 1978: 12.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.81
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Some spaces are bad, players cannot move to occupied spaces.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Idu (Giza G7102). Two people are playing senet with captions:
Right player: "One and two, you have no claim to it."
Left player: "I will cause my finger to lead the way to the house which I ought to penetrate (or house of penetration/humiliation)."
Piccione 1990: 58-60;
Simpson 1976: 19.
Confidence 100
Source Simpson, W.K. 1976. Giza Mastabas 2: The Mastabas of Qar and Idu. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.82
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Idu (Giza G7102). Two people are playing Senet in the midst of a celebration to the goddess Hathor.
Piccione 1990:58-60;
Simpson 1976:19.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Spaces Ritual, Public
Genders Male
Source Simpson, W.K. 1976. Giza Mastabas 2: The Mastabas of Qar and Idu. Boston: Museum of Fine Arts.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.83
Type Contemporary text
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Players can pass each other
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Pepi-ankh Heryib (Meir Tomb Chapel D no.2)
Two people are playing Senet with captions:
Left player: "It has alighted! You are happy, o heart, for I am causing you to see it taken away"
Right player: "It is from the back of the tongue that you speak; passing belongs to me."
Piccione 1990:62 note 123 says that this must mean taking the game, i.e. winning, because of the feminine pronoun; if it was taking a piece it would have to be masculine.
Piccione 1990: 60-62;
Pusch 1979: 37-40;
Kamal 1915: 243.
Confidence 100
Source Kamal, A. 1915. Le tombeau nouveau de Meir. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte 14: 209–258.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.84
Type Artistic depiction
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Pepi-ankh Heryib (Meir Tomb Chapel D no.2).
Two people playing senet.
Piccione 1990: 60-62;
Pusch 1979: 37-40;
Kamal 1915: 243.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Kamal, A. 1915. Le tombeau nouveau de Meir. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte 14: 209–258.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.85
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene in Tomb of Mereruka showing Mereruka playing with another person.
Piccione 1990: 62-63;
Saqqara Expedition 1938: 2, plate 172;
Pusch 1979: 24.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Saqqara Expedition. 1938. The Mastaba of Mereruka. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.86
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2302-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Players can force another player to move to a certain space.
Content Senet playing scene from the tomb of Nebkauhor (Saqqara). Two people are playing Senet with captions:
Right player: "Indeed, I will cause that your finger lead the way to the house of the three bones."
Left player: "Lift this and hurry up, you fool."
Piccione 1990: 63-64;
Hassan 1975: 23.
Confidence 100
Source Hassan, S. 1975. The Mastaba of Neb-Kaw-Her: Excavations at Saqqara, 1937–1938. Excavations Saqqara 24. Cairo: Service des Antiquités.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.87
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 2302-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from the tomb of Nebkauhor (Saqqara). Two people are playing Senet in the context of celebrations for the goddess Hathor.
Piccione 1990: 63-64;
Hassan 1975: 23.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Spaces Public, Ritual
Genders Male
Source Hassan, S. 1975. The Mastaba of Neb-Kaw-Her: Excavations at Saqqara, 1937–1938. Excavations Saqqara 24. Cairo: Service des Antiquités.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.88
Type Contemporary text
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Players can pass each other, Captures made by passing.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Kaiemankh (Giza G4561). Two people are playing with a caption:
Left player: "Playing in passing and taking possession."
Piccione 1990: 65;
Junker 1940: 36.
Confidence 100
Source Junker, H. 1940. Giza IV: Die Mastaba des Kai-em-ankh. Vienna: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky A.G.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.89
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 2118-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Kaiemankh (Giza G4561). Two people are playing Senet in context of celebration.
Piccione 1990: 65;
Junker 1940: 36.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Spaces Public, Ritual
Genders Male
Source Junker, H. 1940. Giza IV: Die Mastaba des Kai-em-ankh. Vienna: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky A.G.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.90
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°34'51.27"N, 32°25'42.66"E
Date 2118-01-01BCE - 1980-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene of Init-itef painted on a granary in Norwich Castle Museum 37.21.
Init-itef playing Senet with another man, with a female servant offering water and a palm frond. Text captions read:
Init-itef: "The three, my companion..."
Right player: "The friend, Mery, I shall do what you praise, lord."
Piccione 1990:65-68;
Pusch 1979: 42-45;
Blackman 1920: 206-208.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Spaces Private
Genders Male
Source Blackman, A. 1920. 'A painted pottery model of a granary in the collection of the late Jeremiah James Coleman, Esq. of Carrow House, Norwich.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 6: 206–208.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.91
Type Artistic depiction
Location 27°55'58.81"N, 30°52'54.43"E
Date 1939-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Baqet III at Beni Hasan (15).
Two players playing senet with the caption "Playing 5."
Piccione 1990: 68-71;
Crist et al. 2016: 51.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Genders Male
Source Crist, W., A.-E. Dunn-Vaturi and A. de Voogt. 2016. Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders. London: Bloomsbury.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.92
Type Artistic depiction
Location 27°55'58.81"N, 30°52'54.43"E
Date 1939-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Khety at Beni Hasan (15)
Two players playing senet with the caption "Playing 5."
Piccione 1990: 71-73;
Crist et al. 2016: 51.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Genders Male
Source Crist, W., A.-E. Dunn-Vaturi and A. de Voogt. 2016. Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders. London: Bloomsbury.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.93
Type Contemporary text
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 1939-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules Name of the game.
Content Text on coffin in the Egyptian Museum Cairo JdE 42909 from Meir belonging to Rarewet, daughter of the nomarch. On it appears Coffin Text 405:
"The great tribunal which is in the field says: 'let him sing, let him dance, and let him receive ornaments. Let him play Senet with those who are on earth. It is his voice which is heard, (although) he cannot be seen. Let him go to his house, that he may visit his children forever and ever."
Piccione 1990: 82-86;
Kamal 1914: 61.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Source Kamal, A. 1914. Rapport sur les fouilles executés dans la zone comprise entre Deîrout au nord et Deir-el-Ganadlah, au sud. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte 15: 45–87.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.94
Type Contemporary text
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 2118-01-01BCE - 1760-01-01BCE
Rules Players can move off the board.
Content Text from Coffin Text 1019 on Papyrus Gardiner 2 (pBM10676):
"To pass through the necropolis. O Anubis who is on his mountain, establish you claim to the two wash basins...bow...when you shall be removed from the Senet board, and you take possession of the Mehen board together with ... the Mound Dweller."
Piccione 1990:86-88;
deBuck 1961: 240.
Confidence 100
Source de Buck, A. 1961. The Egyptian Coffin Texts. Oriental Institute Publications 87. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.95
Type Contemporary text
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 2119-01-01BCE - 1794-01-01BCE
Rules Name of the game.
Content Text from coffin of Mentuhotep (coffin 9 in Ägyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung Berlin), epilogue to Coffin Text 305:
"(The deceased) mooring happily with Osiris...going out into the day, playing at Senet, and sitting in a booth after death."
Faulkner 1972: 269;
Crist et al. 2016: 52.
Confidence 100
Source Faulkner, R. 1972. The Book of the Dead: A Collection of Spells. New York: Limited Editions Club.
, Crist, W., A.-E. Dunn-Vaturi and A. de Voogt. 2016. Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders. London: Bloomsbury.
Id DLP.Evidence.96
Type Contemporary text
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1187-01-01BCE - 1157-01-01BCE
Rules Seven playing pieces, players can block others from moving by being in front of them, moving forward is good, players can pass each other, water space is bad, moving past space 30 is the goal, there is a spot in which a player can become trapped, there is a space which is beneficial, may move more than one piece per turn.
Content Great Game Text from Papyrus Cairo JdE 58037
"...the Lord of Justification, to the Thirty, to Horus, Anubis, Thoth, Shu, Ma'at, to the Crew of the Great Ones of the Good House, to Heka, Hu, and Siaj, [so that they might permit] me to enter the Council Chamber of the Thirty, I will become the thirty-first. {I will approach Mehen and I will take away his draughtsmen from him. I will take away his draughtsmen from him. I will stop according to my predilection, [and I will take my place in the House of Thoth] I will fight the god with him, [while seeing] Neith with her arms upon the Abydos reliquary. I will open the Good House that contains Ma'at, so that I will conduct the god to the Thirty. I will fasten the djed pillar to the ti.t amulet while seeing Wadjet in her manifestations beside the House of Mut. My heart is shrewd, it is not forgetful. My heart is clever in determining his play against me, I will bring his draughtsmen to him. His fingers are confused, and his heart has removed itself from its place, so that he does not know his response. My name has been perpetuated in the house of Orion, that I may live forever and eternity. I will pass by as one who sails with the breeze together with the Sun Disk to the House of Repeating Life, while my opponent is stopped in the House of the Netting, which humbles him (or holds him back) by means of the meshes. I will convey my response to Tn.t-Mhn, with the result that I keep him from the good house. I shall lift up my three draughtsmen, while finding two draughtsmen. My opponent is behind me, I shall convey my draughtsmen to the place which I desire. I am guided in passing, being made wise in the Hosue of...so that I know their names-for the scribe who has become possessed of understanding is not ignorant. After Mehen instructed me, he gave bread in the House of Bread and cool water in the House of Libation. I will establish my draughtsmen in the Good House. I take possession of the rear or the Good House. My seven draughtsmen are before my fingers, like the jackals hauling the bark. I will seize his draughtsmen, and I will throw him into the water, that he might drown together with his draughtsmen. You are justified, so Mehen will say to me, while my heart..."
Piccione 1990: 96-154;
Wiedemann 1897: 50;
Pieper 1931: 20-22;
Piankoff and Jacquet-Gordon 1961: 258-261;
Kendall 1978: 56.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
, Pieper, M. 1931. Ein text über das ägyptisches Brettspiel. Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 66: 16–33.
, Piankoff, A. And H. Jacquet-Gordon. 1972. The Wandering of the Soul. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.97
Type Contemporary text
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Date 1163-01-01BCE - 1150-01-01BCE
Rules Seven playing pieces, players can block others from moving by being in front of them, moving forward is good, players can pass each other, water space is bad, moving past space 30 is the goal, there is a spot in which a player can become trapped, there is a space which is beneficial, may move more than one piece per turn.
Content Great Game Text from Tomb of Inherkau at Deir el-Medina, Theban Tomb 359.
"An offering which the king gives to Ra, Atum, Wennefer, the Lord of Justification, to the Thirty, to Horus, Anubis, to the Crew of the Great Ones of the Good House, to Heka, Hu, and Siaj, [so that they might permit] me to enter the Council Chamber of the Thirty, I will become a god, making 31. I will approach Mehen and I will lift up the draughtsmen. I will stop according to my predilection, [and I will take my place in the House of Thoth] I will fight as a god with him, [while seeing] Neith with her arms upon the Abydos reliquary. I will open the Good House that contains Ma'at, so that thre god will condust me to the House of the Thirty Gods. I will fasten the djed pillar and ti.t amulet while seeing Wadjet in all her manifestations beside the House of Mut. My heart is shrewd, it is not forgetful. My heart is clever in determining his play against me, his draughtsmen will turn back to him. His fingers are confused, and his heart has removed itself from its place, so that he does not know his response. My name has been perpetuated in the house of Orion, that I may live forever and eternity. I will pass by as one who sails with the breeze together with the Sun Disk to the House of Repeating Life, while my opponent is stopped i nthe House of the Netting, which humbles him (or holds him back) by means of the meshes. I will convey my response to Tn.t-Mhn, with the result that I keep him from the good house. I shall lift up my three draughtsmen, while finding two draughtsmen. My opponent is behind me, I shall convey my draughtsmen to the place which I desire. I am guided in passing, being made wise in the House of...so that I know their names-for the scribe who has become possessed of understanding is not ignorant. After Mehen instructed me, he gave bread in the House of Bread and cool water in the House of Libation. I will establish my draughtsmen in the Good House. I take possession of the rear or the Good House. My seven draughtsmen are sailing with the breeze before my fingers, like the jackals hauling the bark. I will remove my...from the House of[Water..] opponent...will approach my opponent, and will throw..., that he might drown together with his draughtsmen. You are justified, so Mehen will say to me, while my heart..."
Piccione 1990: 99-154;
Lepsius 1849: 404;
Naville 1900: 294;
Bruyère 1930: 158;
Pieper 1931: 17, 20;
Piankoff and Jacquet-Gordon 1972: 119.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Piankoff, A. And H. Jacquet-Gordon. 1972. The Wandering of the Soul. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
, Lepsius, R. 1849. Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien. Volume 1. Berlin: Nicolaische Buchhandlung.
, Naville, E. 1900. Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien. Texte. Lepizig: J.C. Hinrich.
, Bruyère, B. 1930. Mert-Seger à Deir el Medineh. Cairo: Imprimerie de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale.
, Pieper, M. 1931. Ein text über das ägyptisches Brettspiel. Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 66: 16–33.
, Piankoff, A. And H. Jacquet-Gordon. 1972. The Wandering of the Soul. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.98
Type Contemporary text
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1190-01-01BCE - 1077-01-01BCE
Rules Seven playing pieces, players can block others from moving by being in front of them, moving forward is good, players can pass each other, water space is bad, moving past space 30 is the goal, there is a spot in which a player can become trapped, there is a space which is beneficial, may move more than one piece per turn.
Content Great Game Text from Papyrus Turin 1.775.
"An offering which the king gives to Ra, Atum, Wennefer, the Lord of Justification, to the Thirty, to Horus, Anubis, Thoth, Shu, Ma'at, to the Crew of the Great Ones of the Good House, to Heka, Hu, and Siaj, [so that they might permit] me to enter the Council Chamber of the Thirty, I will become a god, making 31. I will approach Mehen and I will lift up the draughtsmen. I will stop according to my predilection, [and I will take my place in the House of Thoth] I will fight as a god with him, [while seeing] Neith with her arms upon the Abydos reliquary. I will open the Good House that contains Ma'at, so that thre god will condust me to the House of the Thirty Gods. I will fasten the djed pillar to the ti.t amulet while seeing Wadjet in her manifestations beside the House of Mut. My heart is shrewd, it is not forgetful. My heart is clever in determining his play against me, his draughtsmen will turn back to him. His fingers are confused, and his heart has removed itself from its place, so that he does not know his response. My name has been perpetuated in the house of Orion, that I may live forever and eternity. I will pass by as one who sails with the breeze together with the Sun Disk to the House of Repeating Life, while my opponent is stopped i nthe House of the Netting, which humbles him (or holds him back) by means of the meshes. I will convey my response to Tn.t-Mhn, with the result that I keep him from the good house. I shall lift up my three draughtsmen, while finding two draughtsmen. My opponent is behind me, I shall convey my draughtsmen to the place which I desire. I am guided in passing, being made wise in the House of...so that I know their names-for the scribe who has become possessed of understanding is not ignorant. After Mehen instructed me, he gave bread in the House of Bread and cool water in the House of Libation. I will establish my draughtsmen in the Good House. I take possession of the rear or the Good House. My seven draughtsmen are sailing with the breeze before my fingers, like the jackals hauling the bark. I will remove my...from the House of[Water..] opponent...will approach my opponent, and will throw..., that he might drown together with his draughtsmen. You are justified, so Mehen will say to me, while my heart..."
Piccione 1990: 101-154;
Seyffarth 1833: 200;
Maspero 1897: 94;
Wiedemann 1896: 1;
Piankfoff and Jacquet Gordon 1972: plate 46.
Confidence 100
Source Piankoff, A. And H. Jacquet-Gordon. 1972. The Wandering of the Soul. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Maspero, G. 1897. Les jeux de dames en Égypte. Bibliotèque Égyptologique 5: 83–96.
, Seyffarth, G. 1833. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Literatur, Kunst,
Mythologie und Geschichte des Alten Ägypten. Volume III. Laipzig: J.A. Barth.
, Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
Id DLP.Evidence.99
Type Contemporary text
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1153-01-01BCE
Rules House of Three Gods is a good space,
water space is bad, pieces can pass opponents, pieces can obstruct opponents.
Content Game text in Tomb of Tjaynefer at Dra Abu el-Naga (Theban Tomb 158).
"He will see the sun disk; he will mingle with the star, and he will unite with the stars of heaven. He will accompany Osiris from R-Pky during the W3g- Festival, and he will take the helm in the bark of the god, his statue being within it. He will seize the stake, and he will take the netting needle in order to throw the Net. He will gladden the Thirty of the Senet game. Mehen is before him, opposite his opponent in the Good House. He will pass by the House of Towing after he has entered the papyrus. his heart is happy in the House of the Three Gods, until he descends into the water, knowing that he has strength. He will come out through the houses, even though they are obstructed. He will place the djed pillar and he will place the ti.t in the precincts of the Lord of Eternity. He will petition the god concerning his uprightness..."
Piccione 1990: 154-179;
Seele 1959: plate 4;
Kendall 1978: 57-58.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Seele, K. The Tomb of Tjanefer at Thebes. Oriental Institute Publication 86. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
Id DLP.Evidence.108
Type Contemporary text
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 0400-01-01BCE - 0301-01-01BCE
Rules Water space is bad, two gods space is good, players can cause "injury" to other players' pieces.
Content Senet scene from the Tomb of Petosiris at Tena el-Gebel with a general caption and player captions.
General caption: "Taking recreation in playing with his friends after lunch, until the time that he is purified in the beer chamber, by the Greatest of the Five, Petosiris."
Left Player: ...there is no road (for reaching) the land before (you). I shall place ...the road for your companion. Come, for I have become free thereof. I will lift up so that I might carry....to...at the Two Gods, while the companion of your draughtsman is upon the Water."
Right player: ...clear for me. I have caused that...receive...therein, in order to give to me the draughtsman ...the land, after I have injured your two draughtsmen."
Piccione 1990: 184-190;
Lefebvre 1923: 12;
Cherpion et al. 2007: 33.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Genders Male
Source Cherpion, N, J.P. Corteggiani, and J.-F. Gout. 2017. Le tombeau de Pétosiris à Touna el-Gebel: Relevé photographique. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. , Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Lefebvre, G. 1923. Le Tombeau de Petosiris. Cairo: Institute Français des Antiquités Orientales.
Id DLP.Evidence.109
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1425-01-01BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene in the tomb of Amenemhat (TT 82).
Amenemhat playing Senet with another person.
Piccione 1990: 264-265;
Davies & Gardiner 1915: 70.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Davies, N and A. Gardiner. 1915. The Tomb of Amenemhet (No. 82). London: Egypt Exploration Society.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.110
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1425-01-01BCE - 1400-12-31BCE
Content Offering scene in Tomb of Sennefer (TT96B), with a Senet board seen next to Sennefer as he accepts ritual food offerings.
Piccione 1990: 265-266
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.111
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1319-01-01BCE - 1292-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene of Neferhotep (TT 50) showing Neferhotep accompanied by his wife playing against a woman.
Piccione 1990: 266-267;
Bénédite 1894: plate 2.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Female, Male
Source Bénédite, G. 1894. 'Tombeau de Neferhotpu, fils d’Amenemanit.' Mémoires publiées par les membres de la mission archéologique française au Caire (Paris) 5: 489–540.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.112
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1319-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene in tomb of Nebnefer (TT 6), showing Nebnefer accompanied by his wife in a vignette from the Book of the Dead where the deceased plays against an invisible opponent.
Piccione 1990:267;
Wild 1979: plate 11.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Wild, H. 1979. La tombe de Nefer-hotep (I) et Neb-nefer à Deir el-Medina (No. 6). Mémoires publiées par les membres de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale 103. Cairo: Institue Français de l’Archéologie Orientale.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.113
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene on wooden outer coffin of Sennedjem (Egyptian Museum Cairo JdE 27.301).
Sennedjem, accompanied by his wife, shown playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 269;
Porter & Moss 1960/1964: 4.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.114
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene of Sennedjem, showing him accompanied by his wife playing an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 270;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 3.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.115
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Rules Astragali used as dice.
Content Senet playing scene on wooden outer coffin of Khonsu (Cairo Museum JdE 27.302), found in TT1.
Khonsu accompanied by his wife Tameket playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead. An astragalus appears with the board.
Piccione 1990: 270-271;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 5.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.116
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'39.93"N, 32°35'33.60"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from tomb of Nefertari (VQ 66).
Nefertari playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 271-2;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 762.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Royalty
Spaces Ritual
Genders Female
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.117
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from tomb of Nefersekheru (TT 296).
Nefersekheru accompanied by his wife playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 272;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 378.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.118
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from tomb of Kenro (TT 178).
Kenro accompanied by his wife playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 273;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 284.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.119
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Rules Astragali used as dice, two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Penbuy (TT 10).
Penbuy playing against his wife in the context of a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 274;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 22.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Female, Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.120
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Content Senet scene in the tomb of Piay (TT 263).
Piay accompanied by his wife sitting next to a Senet board.
Piccione 1990: 275;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 345.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.121
Type Artistic depiction
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1213-12-31BCE
Rules Astragali used as dice, two players.
Content Senet playing scene from game box of Imenmes (Louvre 1605).
Imenmes playing Aenet against an opponent.
Piccione 1990:275-276.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite, Non-Elite
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.122
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Amenemopet (TT 265).
Amenemopet accompanied by his wife Hunero playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 277;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 346.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.123
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Amenemhat (TT 163, BM55336).
Amenemhat and his wife Nedjemniut with a Senet board.
Piccione 1990: 278;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 276.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.124
Type Artistic depiction
Location 26°11'2.28"N, 31°55'6.28"E
Date 1213-01-01BCE - 1203-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene of Merenptah from the Osireion, Abydos.
Merenptah playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 278-279;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 30.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Royalty
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.125
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Nebenma'at (T 219).
Nebenma'at playing Senet against Meretseger, his wife.
Piccione 1990: 279-278;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 321.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Female, Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.126
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Khonsumose (TT 30).
Khonsumose playing Senet against his wife.
Piccione 1990: 280;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 47.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male, Female
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.127
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1191-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Amenhotep and Ameneminet (TT 58).
Amenhotep accompanied by his wife playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 280-281;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 119.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.128
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1279-01-01BCE - 1157-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Tjaynefer (TT 158).
Tjaynefer playing Senet against a man in the context of a festival to Sokar.
Piccione 1990: 281-282;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 269.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.129
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'9.29"N, 32°36'4.84"E
Date 1187-01-01BCE - 1157-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene on west wall of the Eastern High Gateway of Temple of Medinet Habu.
Rameses III playing Senet against a princess.
Piccione 1990: 282;
Porter and Moss 1972: 487.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Royalty
Spaces Private
Genders Female, Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1972. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol. 2: Theban Temples. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.130
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'9.29"N, 32°36'4.84"E
Date 1187-01-01BCE - 1157-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Temple of Medinet Habu in Eastern High Gateway, third floor room of North Tower.
Rameses III, accompanied by a princess, playing Senet against another princess.
Piccione 1990: 282-284;
Porter and Moss 1972: 487.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Royalty
Spaces Private
Genders Female, Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1972. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol. 2: Theban Temples. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.131
Type Artistic depiction
Location 25°43'49.68"N, 32°35'45.25"E
Date 1187-01-01BCE - 1150-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Inherkau (TT 359).
Inherkau accompanied by his wife playing Senet against an invisible opponent in a vignette from the Book of the Dead.
Piccione 1990: 284;
Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 284.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Spaces Ritual
Genders Male
Source Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.132
Type Artistic depiction
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 0664-01-01BCE - 0525-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Ankhefensakhmet (Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore).
Two men playing Senet in the context of singing and music playing.
Piccione 1990: 286;
Capart 1938: fig 1-3.
It may be a copy of an Old Kingdom scene.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Non-Elite
Spaces Ritual, Public
Genders Male
Source Capart, J. 1938. 'A Neo-Memphite bas-relief.' Journal of the Walters Art Gallery 1:13–18.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.133
Type Artistic depiction
Location 18°31'26.57"N, 31°52'29.41"E
Date 0600-01-01BCE - 0501-01-01BCE
Content Senet playing scene of Aramatelqo from Nuri (MFA Boston 24.1789).
Man playing Senet, broken so cannot see other player.
Piccione 1990: 288
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Spaces Public
Genders Male
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.134
Type Artistic depiction
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 0335-01-01BCE - 0323-12-31BCE
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Petosiris, Tuna el-Gebel.
Two men playing Senet.
Piccione 1990: 288-289;
Lefebvre 1923: 50;
Cherpion et al. 2017: 33.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Carter, H and P. Newberry. 1904. The Tomb of Thutmosis IV. Westminster: A. Constable & Co.
, Cherpion, N, J.P. Corteggiani, and J.-F. Gout. 2017. Le tombeau de Pétosiris à Touna el-Gebel: Relevé photographique. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. , Lefebvre, G. 1923. Le Tombeau de Petosiris. Cairo: Institute Français des Antiquités Orientales.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.135
Type Artistic depiction
Location 27°25'42.98"N, 30°42'16.53"E
Date 0335-01-01BCE - 0323-12-31BCE
Rules Two players.
Content Senet playing scene from Tomb of Petosiris, Tuna el-Gebel.
Two men playing Senet.
Piccione 1990: 288-289;
Lefebvre 1923: 50;
Cerpion et al 2017: 40.
Confidence 100
Source Cherpion, N, J.P. Corteggiani, and J.-F. Gout. 2017. Le tombeau de Pétosiris à Touna el-Gebel: Relevé photographique. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale. , Lefebvre, G. 1923. Le Tombeau de Petosiris. Cairo: Institute Français des Antiquités Orientales.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.136
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'24.59"N, 32°36'5.08"E
Ruleset Vertical Senet
Date 1149-01-01BCE - 1139-12-31BCE
Rules Marked spaces are good.
Content Senet game on limestone fragment.
Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 25.183.
Senet arranged with the long sides vertical, arcs over the three spaces at the top of the board. Squares are decorated as follows:
30: neferu,
28: neferu,
27: neferu,
Pusch 1979: 361.
Confidence 100
Source Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.159
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game baord from Marki Alonia S404 now in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum, Cyprus. 13 cavities in very small game arranged in three rows. Broken.
Frankel & Webb 2006.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.160
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S238, now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x5 preserved, broken.
Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.161
Type Artifact
Location 34°49'21.42"N, 32°23'47.84"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Kissonerga Skalia KS 312 now in the Paphos District Archaeological Museum. Pithos sherd with two rows of holes. On outer surface, depressions are pecked, so they are not likely meant to be decoration.
Crist 2016
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016. Games of thrones: board games and social complexity in Bronze Age Cyprus. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Arizona State University.
Id DLP.Evidence.162
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S489 now in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 pattern of depressions.
Frankel and Webb 2006.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.163
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S503 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken. Three rows of depressions with 7, 7, and 4 preserved. Frankel and Webb 2006.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.164
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Episkopi Phaneromeni S85 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken. 3x5 depressions preserved. Swiny 1986:119.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.165
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B311 (AO.392) now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Broken. 3x6 preserved. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-175.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.166
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S172 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Three rows of depressions, broken. Swiny 1986: 121.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.167
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S102 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken board with two rows of depressions preserved. Swiny et al. 2003: 259.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.168
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Bamboula 11032 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016. Games of thrones: board games and social complexity in Bronze Age Cyprus. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Arizona State University.
Id DLP.Evidence.169
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S442 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions, one missing. Frankel and Webb 2006.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.170
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1039. Three rows of depressions, broken. 7, 8, 8 in each row. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.171
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B316 (AO.498) now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Three rows of 7, 8, 9 depressions, badly preserved. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-176.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.172
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules At least two row board.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1040 small badly erodded fragment. 2x5 depressions, broken. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse., Townshend, P. 1986. Games in culture: A contextual analysis of the Swahili board game and its relevance to vaariation in African mankala. Unpublished PhD dissertation, University of Cambridge.
Id DLP.Evidence.173
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board, divided in half.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S231 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x6 depressions, divided in half by an incised line. Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.174
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row baord, divided in half
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S231 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x6 depressions divided with an incised line, broken. On opposite face of DLP.Evidence.173. Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.175
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B315 (AS-80.22) now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. 3x7 depressions, broken. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-176.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.176
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B313 (AO.494) now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. 3x10 depressions. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-175.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.177
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1064 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.178
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row game.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1084 now in Korion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken Senet game with three rows. Crist 2016a
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.179
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S6 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows with 5,6,5 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60, Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.180
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S464a now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Crist 2016a .
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.181
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S18 now in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996:87,90.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.182
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S417 now in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel and Webb 2006;
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.183
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Ten depressions per row.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1085 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, one row of ten depressions remaining. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.184
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S613 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x4 depressions, broken.
Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.185
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1700-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S464 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.186
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S189 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 100.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.187
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Bamboula 130.EPBM.050.002. In Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute collection in Nicosia. Broken, 3 rows of 4, 3, 2 depressions. Swiny 1986: 37.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.188
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S1086 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Badly eroded, three rows preserved of 10, 8, and 5 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.189
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S109 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows preserved of 5, 3, and 3 depressions. Swiny et al. 2003: 260.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.190
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'44.51"N, 33°17'32.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kalavassos Laroumena K-LAR 183. 3x10 depressions. Todd 1993: 92-93.
Confidence 100
Source Todd, I. 1993. Kalavassos-Laroumena: Test Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Settlement. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 81–96.
Id DLP.Evidence.191
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'44.51"N, 33°17'32.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kalavassos Malouteri 49-25. 3x9 depressions. Todd 1993: 92-93.
Confidence 100
Source Todd, I. 1993. Kalavassos-Laroumena: Test Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Settlement. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 81–96.
Id DLP.Evidence.192
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S248 now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of 9, 7, and 5 depressions Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.193
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'26.28"N, 33°21'20.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Maroni Tsaroukkas MT.712. Broken, three rows of 8, 8, and 7 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.194
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S534 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows with 3, 4, and 5 depressions.
Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse., Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.195
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S114 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of 6, 4, and 3 depressions. Swiny 2003: 260.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.196
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S120 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of 8, 4, and 3 depressions. Swiny 2003: 260.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.197
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S161 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of 6, 5, and 3 depressions run diagonally across one face. Swiny 2003: 262
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.198
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S403 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 129.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.199
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'44.51"N, 33°17'32.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Kalavassos Arkhangelos 8-90. 2x9 depressions, remainder of third row along broken edge. Todd 1993: 92-93.
Confidence 100
Source Todd, I. 1993. Kalavassos-Laroumena: Test Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Settlement. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 81–96.
Id DLP.Evidence.200
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1700-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S479 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of 9,9, and 7 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.201
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game from Episkopi Phaneromeni S232 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions, two missing from one row. Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.202
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S520 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.203
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet board from Alambra Mouttes B317 (AO.499) now in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Broken, three rows with 10, 9, and 7 depressions. Coleman et al 1996: 174-176; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.204
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S163 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions, 17 in total. Swiny 2003: 262; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.205
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S167 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions, 5, 6, and 5 in each.
Swiny 2003: 263; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.206
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S38 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 91.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.207
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S168 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, two rows of 8 depressions. Swiny 2003: 263; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.208
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game from Sotira Kaminoudhia S234 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions, two missing from one row because of damage.
Swiny 2003: 266; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.209
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S235 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Swiny 2003: 266; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.210
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S281 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions. Swiny 2003: 268.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.211
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S325 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 8, 7, and 5 in each row. Swiny 2003:270.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.212
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S14 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.213
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S330 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 2003: 270.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.214
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S436 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x6 depressions preserved. Swiny 1986:131.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.215
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S424 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 7, 9, and 8 preserved. Swiny 2003: 274.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.216
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S425a now in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 2003: 274.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.217
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S467 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 2003: 276.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.218
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S475 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 5, 6, and 8 in each row preserved.
Swiny 2003:276; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.219
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S119 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 4, 5, and 6 in each row. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 96.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.220
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 9, 8, and 7 in each row. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.221
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S287 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions.
Frankel & Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.222
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S22 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 3x7 depressions preserved. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 90.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.223
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S532 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 6, 5, and 6 in each row. Swiny 2003: 279.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.224
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S319 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 126.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.225
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S533 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, two rows of depressions with 4 and 9 in each row preserved. Swiny 2003: 279.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.226
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S546 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 2003: 280.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.227
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Kappara AS6 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Double-sided. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 102, 86.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.228
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Kappara AS6 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Double sided. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996:102, 86.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.229
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S606 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x5 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.230
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Ten in each row.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S607 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Damaged, 2x10 depressions,two stone eroded where third row should be. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.231
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1700-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S441 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 2x5 depressions preserved. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.232
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S608 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 8, 9, and 4 in each row.
Swiny 2003:282; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.233
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S172 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, four depressions preserved. Swiny 1986: 121.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.234
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S13 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 4, 3, and 3 in each row. Swiny 1981: 60.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.235
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Beyouk Tarla SY-EBT S35 in the Kourion Kuseum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: Fig 36; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.236
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S609 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x8 depressions preserved.
Swiny 2003: 282; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.237
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S610 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 5, 6, and 6 in each row. Swiny 2003: 282.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.238
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia 178 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 100; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.239
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B312 (AO.410) in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Broken, three rows of depressions with 6, 7, and 6 in each row. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-175.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.240
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Stympouli Stym S6 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 7, 6, and 7 in each row. Swiny 1986: p 50; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.241
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Ten spaces per row.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S46 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Incomplete, two rows with 6 and 10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 92; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.242
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S232 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 3x7 depressions preserved. Frankel & Webb 2006.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.243
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S611 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 6, 7, and 7 preserved in each row. Swiny 2003: 283.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.244
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S466 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.245
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Beyouk Tarla S39 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 7, 6, and 6 in each row. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.246
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B314 (A31-82.1) in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. Broken, 2x7 depressions preserved. Coleman et al. 1996: 174-175; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.247
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S612 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus, Broken, 2x6 depressions preserved. Swiny 2003: 283; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.248
Type Artifact
Location 34°49'21.42"N, 32°23'47.84"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board
Content Senet game board from Kissonerga Skalia G234 3x10 depressions, four missing from one row. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.249
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Beyouk Tarla SY-EBT S34 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x8 depressions preserved. Swiny 1986: Fig 36; Crist 2016a
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.250
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'26.28"N, 33°21'20.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Maroni 833.IV U.S. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.251
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S425 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 8, 6, and 6 in each row. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse., Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.252
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'44.51"N, 33°17'32.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kalavassos Malouteri 49-26. 3x10 depressions, two missing from one row. Todd 1993: 92-93;
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Todd, I. 1993. Kalavassos-Laroumena: Test Excavation of a Middle Bronze Age Settlement. Report of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 81–96.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.253
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S633 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x5 depressions preserved. Swiny 2003: 284.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.254
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'2.59"N, 33°18'10.44"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kalavasos Ayios Dhimitrios K-AD 122. 3x10 depressions. South et al. 1989: 103-103, 32, Fig 31.
Confidence 100
Source South, A., P. Russell and P. Keswani. 1989. Vasilikos Valley Project 3: Kalavasos Ayios-Dhimitrios II(Ceramics, Objects, Tombs, Specialist Studies). Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 71.3. Göteborg: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.255
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S137 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Three rows of depressions, with 9, 9, and 7 in each row. Swiny 1986:120.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.256
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game baord from Episkopi Phaneromeni S137 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Three rows of depressions with 9, 9, and 8 in each row. Swiny 1986:120; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse., Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.257
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S71 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, two rows of depressions with 5 and 4 in each row. Swiny 2003: 258.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.258
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S174 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 99.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.259
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S194 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 122.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.260
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S72 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 2003: 258.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.261
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S727 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x8 preserved. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.363
Type Artifact
Location 35° 0'34.47"N, 33°41'45.17"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1325-01-01BCE - 1225-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game from Pyla Kokkinokremos 100 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions.
Karageorghis & Demas 1984: 40, Pl. XXXII, XLVIII;; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Karageorghis, V. And M. Demas. 1984. Pyla-Kokkinokremos: A Late 13th Century B.C. Fortified Settlement in Cyprus. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.367
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S178 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions.
Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 100; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.368
Type Artifact
Location 34°55'23.59"N,33°37'49.78"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1450-01-01BCE - 1050-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kition Kathari 4808 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 board, end is slightly damaged obscuring 1-3 holes in each row.
Karageorghis and Demas 1985: 242; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Karageorghis, V. And M. Demas. 1985. Excavations at Kition V: The Pre-Phoenician Levels. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.369
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S20 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.370
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S412 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 130.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.371
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S727b in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x7 depressions preserved. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.372
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S730 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.373
Type Artifact
Location 34°51'10.79"N,32°21'43.62"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1200-01-01BCE - 1050-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Maa Palaeokastro 369 in the Paphos District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions, one row damaged with only 7 holes preserved.
Karageorghis & Demas 1988: 190. Pl CXLVI, CCXL.
Confidence 100
Source Karageorghis, V and M. Demas. 1988. Excavations at Maa-Palaeokastro 1979–1986. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities,
Id DLP.Evidence.374
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game from Episkopi Phaneromeni S412 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Swiny 1986: 130.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.375
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S748 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.376
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1800-01-01BCE - 1725-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S529 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions.
Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Murray, H.J.R. 1951. A History of Board-Games Other Than Chess. Oxford: Clarendon Press., Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.377
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S244 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.378
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Beyouk Tarla SY-EBT S36 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986 Fig 36; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.379
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S402 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 129.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.380
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S10 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.381
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S21 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 117.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.382
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1725-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S99 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 3, 4, and 4 in each row. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 95; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.383
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S516 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 3x8 depressions preserved. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.384
Type Artifact
Location 34°55'23.59"N,33°37'49.78"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1450-01-01BCE - 1050-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kition Kathari 5499 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Karageorghis and Demas 1985: 242.
Confidence 100
Source Karageorghis, V. And M. Demas. 1985. Excavations at Kition V: The Pre-Phoenician Levels. Nicosia: Department of Antiquities.
Id DLP.Evidence.385
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S21 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.386
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Peralijithias S10 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 board, three holes are damaged.
Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.387
Type Artifact
Location 34°49'21.42"N, 32°23'47.84"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Kissonerga Skalia G1. Broken, three rows of depressions with 6, 4, and 3 in each row. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.388
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S75 in the Kouion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x7 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.389
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S168 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 2, 3, and 5 in each row. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 99.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.390
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game from Anoyira Livadhia S20 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 4, 2, and 3 in each row.
Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.391
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia 144 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 9, 9, and 6 in each row. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 98; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.392
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S77 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 5, 6, and 7 in each row. Swiny 2003: 258.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.393
Type Artifact
Location 34°49'21.42"N, 32°23'47.84"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet board game from Kissonerga Skalia G545. Broken, three rows of depressions with 9, 8, and 7 in each row. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.394
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia 456 in the Larbnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 3x5 depressions preserved. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.395
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S193 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 122.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.396
Type Artifact
Location 34°41'1.44"N, 32°45'27.63"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Evdhimou Beyouk Tarla S29 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 5, 5, and 6 in each row. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.397
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S78 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Swiny 2003: 258.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
Id DLP.Evidence.398
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game baord from Marki Alonia S521 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 9, 9, and 7 in each row. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.399
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S233 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, two rows of depressions with 3 and 5 holes. Swiny 1986: 123.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.400
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S80 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 8, 8, and 7 in each row. Swiny 2003: 258; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S, G. Rapp and E. Herscher. 2003. Sotira Kaminoudhia: An Early Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. American Schools of Oriental Research Reports, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute Monographs 4. Boston: American Schools of Oriental Research.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.401
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet board game from Anoyira Livadhia S21 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.402
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S279 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 124.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.403
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S688 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, three rows of depressions with 8, 9, and 9 in each row. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.404
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S851 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.405
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S416 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Three 3x10 patterns of depressions on one stone. Swiny 1986: 130.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.406
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S179a in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 4, 4, and 3 in each row. Swiny 1986: 121.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.407
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S179 in the Mourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 23 in total. Swiny 1986: 121; Crist 2016a
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.408
Type Artifact
Location 34°44'11.99"N, 32°43'45.95"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Anoyira Livadhia S22 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x8 depressions. Swiny 1981: 60; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1981. Bronze Age Settlement Patterns in Southwest Cyprus. Levant 13: 51–87.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.409
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'26.28"N, 33°21'20.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Maroni Tsaroukkas MT.688. 3x10 depressions, one is missing due to damage. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.410
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S768 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.411
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S416 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Three 3x10 patterns of depressions on the same stone. Swiny 1986: 130.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.412
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S859 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.413
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game viard from Episkopi Phaneromeni S136 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 120.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.414
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S19 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 117.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.415
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S61 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 3x8 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 93.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.416
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S413 in the Kourion Msueum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 130.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.417
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2000-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S457 in the Larnaca Distrcit Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel and Webb 2006; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 2006. Marki Alonia. An Early and Middle Bronze Age Settlement in Cyprus. Excavations 1995–2000. Sävedalen: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.418
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S48 in the Larnaca Disrtict Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 92.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.419
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1700-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S138 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions, three holes damaged. Swiny 1986; Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.420
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1800-12-31BCE
Rules At least two rows.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S144 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. Broken, 2x6 depressions preserved. Frankel & Webb 1996: 87, 98;
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Frankel, D. And J. Webb. 1996. Marki-Alonia: An Early and Middle Bronze Age Town in Cyprus. Excavations 1990–1994. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 123:1. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
, Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.421
Type Artifact
Location 34°53'16.22"N,33°36'13.83"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1475-01-01BCE - 1225-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Hala Sultan Tekke N1401 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions. Åström 1984a: 44; plate XII, 5; Swiny 1986: 36.
Confidence 100
Source Åström, P. 1984. 'Stones with cavities at Hala Sultan Tekke.' In C. Nicole (ed.), Aux origines de l’hellenisme: la Crète et la Grèce: hommage à Henri van Effenterre. Paris: Sorbonne, 9–14.
, Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.422
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'26.28"N,33°21'20.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Maroni Vournes 323. 3x10 pattern. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.423
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1720-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S280 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Swiny 1986: 124.
Confidence 100
Source Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.424
Type Artifact
Location 34°40'11.32"N, 32°54'23.06"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1700-01-01BCE - 1475-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Episkopi Phaneromeni S477 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.425
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S859 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions, third row is damaged. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.426
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S887 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 5, 5, and 2 holes preserved. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.427
Type Artifact
Location 34°59'3.60"N, 33°23'45.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 1899-01-01BCE - 1650-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Alambra Mouttes B310 (AO 266) in the Cyprus Museum, Nicosia. 3x10 depressions.
Buchholz 1981:77
Coleman et al. 1996:174-175
Confidence 100
Source Buchholz, H.-G. 1981. ''Schalensteine' in Griechenland, Anatolien, und Zypern.' In H. Lorenz (ed), Studien zur Bronzezeit, Festschrift für Wilhelm Albert von Brunn. Main am Rhein: von Zabern, 63–94., Coleman, J., J. Barlow, M. Mogelonsky, and K. Sharr. 1996. Alambra: A Middle Bronze Age Site in Cyprus. Investigations by Cornell University, 1975–1978. Jonsered: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.428
Type Artifact
Location 35° 1'24.69"N, 33°19'29.15"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Marki Alonia S830 in the Larnaca District Archaeological Museum. 3x10 depressions.
Frankel and Webb 2006
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.429
Type Artifact
Location 34°45'26.28"N, 33°21'20.46"E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Maroni Tsaroukkas MT.188 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.430
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S888 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.431
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S918 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, 3x8 depressions preserved. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.432
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S953 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions, third row is damaged. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.433
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S958 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. Broken, three rows of depressions with 7, 6 , and 4 holes. Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Source Crist, W. 2016a. Gaming stones morphological data. Harvard Dataverse.
Id DLP.Evidence.434
Type Artifact
Location 34°42'53.11" N, 32°51'33.26" E
Ruleset Cypriot Senet
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 1900-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Sotira Kaminoudhia S991 in the Kourion Museum, Episkopi, Cyprus. 3x10 depressions.
Crist 2016a.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.871
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-00BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad, 3x10 incised squares on a limestone block. IAA no. 89-402. Sebbane 2001: 226.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.872
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 incised squares on a limestone block. IAA no. 91-1807. Sebbane 2001: 226.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.873
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 squares on a limestone block. IAA no. 89-417. Sebbane 2001: 226.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.874
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 drilled holes on a limestone block. IAA no. 91-1963. Sebanne 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.875
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 incised squares with a hole drilled in the center of each. IAA no. 91-1600. Sebanne 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Id DLP.Evidence.876
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 game nearly completely preserved, missing two squares. Incised on limestone block. IAA no. 91-1677. Sebbane 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.877
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 incised squares on an incised block. IAA no. 91.1861. Sebbane 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.878
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 drilled holes on a limestone block. IAA no. 89-403. Sebbane 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.879
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 incised squares with drilled holes in the center of each square. IAA no. 91-1268. Sebbane 2001: 227.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.880
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 drilled depressions on a limestone block. IAA no. 89-421. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.881
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. Nearly intact 3x10 pattern of drilled holes in a limestone block, two holes are missing. IAA no. 91-1959. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.882
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 incised squared with drilled holes in the squares. IAA no. 91-1958. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.883
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3 row board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. Incised squares on a limestone block, but broken. One row with ten squares, one with six, one with four. IAA no. 91-1961. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.884
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 drilled depressions in a limestone block. IAA no. 89-422. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.885
Type Artifact
Location 31°16'50.28"N, 35° 7'32.86"E
Date 2900-01-01BCE - 2600-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tel Arad. 3x10 squares incised on a limestone block. IAA no. 91-1676. Sebbane 2001: 228.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.886
Type Artifact
Location 31°15'11.27"N, 35°32'14.94"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2350-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Bâb edh-Dhrâ'. 3x10 depressions on a limestone block. GSREG 49. Rast & Schaub 2003: 636; Lee 1982 .
Confidence 100
Source Lee, J. 1982. 'An Early Bronze Age Game Stone from Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan.' Levant 14: 171–174. , Rast, W. and T. Shaub. 2003. Bâb edh-Dhrâ': Excavations at the Town Site (1975–1981). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
Id DLP.Evidence.887
Type Artifact
Location 31°15'11.27"N, 35°32'14.94"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2350-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Bâb edh-Dhrâ'. 3x10 depressions on a limestone block. GSREG 79. Rast and Schaub 2003: 636; Lee 1982.
Confidence 100
Source Lee, J. 1982. 'An Early Bronze Age Game Stone from Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan.' Levant 14: 171–174. , Rast, W. and T. Shaub. 2003. Bâb edh-Dhrâ': Excavations at the Town Site (1975–1981). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
Id DLP.Evidence.888
Type Artifact
Location 31°15'11.27"N, 35°32'14.94"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2350-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Bâb edh-Dhrâ'. 3x10 depressions on a limestone block. GSREG 94. Rast and Schaub 2003: 636; Lee 1982.
Confidence 100
Source Lee, J. 1982. 'An Early Bronze Age Game Stone from Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan.' Levant 14: 171–174. , Rast, W. and T. Shaub. 2003. Bâb edh-Dhrâ': Excavations at the Town Site (1975–1981). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
Id DLP.Evidence.889
Type Artifact
Location 31°15'11.27"N, 35°32'14.94"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2350-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Large gaming table with eight senet boards on its surface. Eight 3x10 patterns of depressions on the surface of a large stone. Rast and Schaub 2003: 636; Lee 1982: pl. 14.
Confidence 100
Source Lee, J. 1982. 'An Early Bronze Age Game Stone from Bab edh-Dhra, Jordan.' Levant 14: 171–174. , Rast, W. and T. Shaub. 2003. Bâb edh-Dhrâ': Excavations at the Town Site (1975–1981). Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
Id DLP.Evidence.890
Type Artifact
Location 31°41'59.22"N, 34°50'48.77"E
Date 2870-01-01BCE - 2490-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Tel es-Safi/Gath 1. Three rows of incised squares with 8, 8, and 6 squares at least partially preserved. Markings correspond to what seem to be squares 16 and 29. Shai et al. 2014: 39.
Confidence 100
Source Shai, I, H. Greenfield, J. Regev, E. Boaretto, A. Eliyahu-Behar, and A. Maeir. 2014. 'The Early Bronze Age Remains at Tell exs-Safi/Gath: An Interim Report. Tel Aviv 41: 20–49.
Id DLP.Evidence.891
Type Artifact
Location 31°41'59.22"N, 34°50'48.77"E
Date 2870-01-01BCE - 2490-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board.
Content Senet game board from Tel es-Safi/Gath 2. Broken, 3x5 incised squares. One square in the central row is marked. Shai et al. 2014: 39.
Confidence 100
Source Shai, I, H. Greenfield, J. Regev, E. Boaretto, A. Eliyahu-Behar, and A. Maeir. 2014. 'The Early Bronze Age Remains at Tell exs-Safi/Gath: An Interim Report. Tel Aviv 41: 20–49.
Id DLP.Evidence.892
Type Artifact
Location 32°34'43.20"N, 35°10'5.04"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1550-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Megiddo from Upper Level Sub-Area J. 3x9 depressions, tenth depression in each row obscured. Guillaume 2013: 1106–1107.
Confidence 100
Source Guillaume, P. 2013. 'Games.' In I. Finkelstein, D. Ussishkin, and E. Cline (eds). Megiddo V: The 2004–2008 Seasons. Tel Aviv: Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, 1106–1114.
Id DLP.Evidence.893
Type Artifact
Location 32°34'43.20"N, 35°10'5.04"E
Date 1150-01-01BCE - 1000-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Megiddo built into a Late Iron I wall. 3x10 incised squares, squares 14 and 27 marked with an X. Guillaume 2013: 1110.
Confidence 100
Source Guillaume, P. 2013. 'Games.' In I. Finkelstein, D. Ussishkin, and E. Cline (eds). Megiddo V: The 2004–2008 Seasons. Tel Aviv: Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, 1106–1114.
Id DLP.Evidence.894
Type Artifact
Location 31°33'39.27"N, 34°50'38.71"E
Date 0800-01-01BCE - 0710-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 15, 20, and 30.
Content Senet game board graffiti on a step of the gatehouse at Lachish. Squares 15 and 20 are marked with an X, square 30 is made to be concave. Sebbane 2004.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2004. 'Appendix: And Incised Senet Board Game.' In D. Ussishkin (ed), The Renewed Arcahaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973–1994). Tel Aviv: Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, 690–694.
Id DLP.Evidence.895
Type Artifact
Location 33° 1'2.57"N, 35°34'4.98"E
Date 0900-01-01BCE - 0801-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from the Pillared Building at Hazor IAA 1995-1112. 3x10 incised squares. Yadin 1960: 34, pl. 78.6. Sebbane 2004: 693.
Confidence 100
Source Sebbane, M. 2004. 'Appendix: And Incised Senet Board Game.' In D. Ussishkin (ed), The Renewed Arcahaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973–1994). Tel Aviv: Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, 690–694., Yadin, Y. 1960. Hazor II. Jerusalem: Magres Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.896
Type Artifact
Location 34° 7'8.22"N, 35°38'45.87"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1550-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Byblos 13079. 3x10 incised squares. Dunand 1958: 573.
Confidence 100
Source Dunand, M. 1958. Fouilles de Byblos 1933–1938 Tome II. Paris: Maisonneuve.
Id DLP.Evidence.897
Type Artifact
Location 34° 7'8.22"N, 35°38'45.87"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1550-12-31BCE
Rules Three row board, markings in every square in outer rows.
Content Senet game board from Byblos 12202. Three rows of seven incised squares, both outer rows marked in each square. Dunan 1958: 505.
Confidence 100
Source Dunand, M. 1958. Fouilles de Byblos 1933–1938 Tome II. Paris: Maisonneuve.
Id DLP.Evidence.898
Type Artifact
Location 34° 7'8.22"N, 35°38'45.87"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1550-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Byblos 12526. 3x10 drilled depressions. Dunand 1858: 531.
Confidence 100
Source Dunand, M. 1958. Fouilles de Byblos 1933–1938 Tome II. Paris: Maisonneuve.
Id DLP.Evidence.899
Type Artifact
Location 34° 7'8.22"N, 35°38'45.87"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1550-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Byblos. 3x10 incised squares with drilled holes in each square. Dunand 1954: 310.
Confidence 100
Source Dunand, M. 1954. Fouilles de Byblos Tome I. Parios: Maisonneuve.
Id DLP.Evidence.900
Type Artifact
Location 35° 8'27.20"N, 36°45'18.72"E
Date 2100-01-01BCE - 2001-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Hama. 3x10 incised squares with drilled holes in the center of each square. Fugmann 1958: 76, 80; Swiny 1986: 42.
Confidence 100
Source Fugmann, E. 1958. Hama: fouilles et recherches 1931–1938 II.1: L’architecture des périodes préhellénistiques. Copenhagen: Fondation Carlsberg.
, Swiny, S. 1986. The Kent State University Expedition to Episkopi Phaneromeni. Nicosia: Paul Åströms Förlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.901
Type Artifact
Location 31°14'24.53"N, 35°45'54.51"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2200-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Khirbet Iskander. 3x10 depressions. Richard and Boraas 1984: 83.
Confidence 100
Source Richard, S. and R. Boraas. 1984. 'Preliminary Report of the 1981–82 Seasons of the Expedition to Khirbet Iskander and its Vicinity.' Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research 254: 63–87.
Id DLP.Evidence.902
Type Artifact
Location 30°59'16.16"N, 34°55'47.22"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2200-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Har Yeroham. 3x10 depressions, three damaged on one end. Kochavi 1967: 120, pl. 7.17 Sebbane 2001:220, fig. 7.6.
Confidence 100
Source Kochavi, M. 1967. The Settlement of the Negev in the Middle Bronze (Canaanite) I Age. Unpublished PhD Dissertation, Hebrew University of Jerusalem., Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.903
Type Artifact
Location 31° 0'14.55"N, 34°47'6.12"E
Date 2500-01-01BCE - 2200-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Mashabei Sade. 3x10 depressions, one hols damaged.
Cohen 1986: 56, pl. 43.2. Sebbane 2001: 220, fig. 7.5.
Confidence 100
Source Cohen, R. 1986. The Settlement of the Central Negev in the Light of Archaeological and Literary Sources during the Fourth-First Millennia BCE. Unpublished PhD dissertation, Hebrew University Jerusalem., Sebbane, M. 2001. 'Board Games from Canaan in the Early and Intermediate Bronze Ages and the Origin of the Egyptian Senet Game.' Tel Aviv 28:213–230.
Id DLP.Evidence.904
Type Artifact
Location 33°37'26.23"N, 35°49'16.23"E
Date 1640-01-01BCE - 1110-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, square 15 marked.
Content Senet game board from Kamid el-Loz KL:78:536. Ivory game board with 3x10 Senet pattern and a man's head marking square 15. Meyer 1986: 126–136.
Confidence 100
Source Meyer, J.-W. 1986. Die Spielbretter KL 78:534 und KL:53d. In R. Hachmann (ed), Bericht über die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen in Kamid el-Loz in den Jahren 1977 bis 1981. Bonn: Rudolf Habelt, 123–143.
Id DLP.Evidence.905
Type Artifact
Location 33°37'26.23"N, 35°49'16.23"E
Date 1640-01-01BCE - 1110-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Kamid el-Loz KL78:534. Damaged game box that originally had 3x10 recessed for playing spaces. Meyer 1986: 123–126.
Confidence 100
Source Meyer, J.-W. 1986. Die Spielbretter KL 78:534 und KL:53d. In R. Hachmann (ed), Bericht über die Ergebnisse der Ausgrabungen in Kamid el-Loz in den Jahren 1977 bis 1981. Bonn: Rudolf Habelt, 123–143.
Id DLP.Evidence.906
Type Artifact
Location 29°58'39.87"N, 31° 8'6.94"E
Date 2305-01-01BCE - 0525-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti board on the pavement of the inner pillared hall before the entrance to the burian chamber of Shesemnefer IV's chamber in his mastaba. Piccione 1990:288; Junker 1953: 103; Pusch 1979: 175–176.
Confidence 100
Source Junker, H. 1953. Grabungen auf dem Friedhof des Alten Reiches bei den Pyramiden von Giza. Giza 11: Der Friedhof südlich der Cheopspyramide. Vienna: Rudolf Rohrer., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.907
Type Artifact
Location 24° 5'17.98"N, 32°51'51.61"E
Date 2345-01-01BCE - 0525-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti board on the low enclosure wall surrounding the forecourt of the tomb of Sebekhotep at Qubbet el-Hawa. 3x10 incised squares. Piccione 1990: 389; Pusch 1979: 177.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.908
Type Artifact
Location 29°58'44.83"N, 31° 7'51.69"E
Date 2345-01-01BCE - 301-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet graffiti board on a block that fell from the wall in the mastaba of Meryre-meryptah-ankh. 3x10 incised squares. Piccione 1990: 389; Kendall 1978: 22, fig, 15; Piccione 1984: 175.
Confidence 100
Source Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.909
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 1506-01-01BCE - 1425-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in square 15, 26-30.
Content Senet game board from the tomb of Neferkhawt, from Asasif. Elaborate markings in squares 15, 26-30. Egyptian Museum Cairo JdE 65.372
Piccione 1990: 403; Hayes 1959: 32-34, fig. 18; Kendall 1978: 25, fig. 19j; Piccione 1984: 175; Pusch 1979: 214–217.
Confidence 100
Source Hayes, W.C. 1959. The Scepter of Egypt. Volume 2. New York.
, Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.910
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1549-01-01BCE - 1242-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, square 26 marked.
Content Senet game board un unknown provenience, in the British Museum BM 21577. 3x10 squares, faience inlays not all preserved. squares 27-30 are gone. Square 26 is marked. Piccione 1990: 399-400; Needler 1953: 74; Piccione 1984: 176; Pusch 1979: 257-258.
Confidence 100
Source Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.911
Type Artifact
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1458-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26, 28, 29.
Content Senet game board probably from the Tomb of Hatshepsut, now in the British Museum BM 21576. Square 27 is missing, but squares 26, 28, and 29 are marked. Piccione 1990: 401; Needler 1953: 74; Piccione 1984: 176; Porter and Moss 1960/1964: 586; Wiedemann 1897: 40; Pusch 1979: 279-280.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Porter, B. And R. Moss. 1960/1964. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings.Vol 1 pt. 1: The Theban Necropolis: Private Tombs. Pt. 2: The Theban Necropolis: Royal Tombs. 2nd edition, revised. Oxford: Griffith Institute.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Wiedemann, A. 1897. Das Brettspiel bei den Alten Ägyptern. In Actes du Dixième Congrès Internationale des Orientalistes, 1894. Leiden: Brill, 35–61.
Id DLP.Evidence.912
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1458-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-29.
Content Senet game board with name of Hormose, now in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge. Elaborated markings in squares 26-29. Piccione 1990: 404; Kendall 1978: 25, fig. 19g; Piccione 1984: 176; Pusch 1979: 220-222.
Confidence 100
Source Kendall, T. 1978. Passing through the Netherworld: The Meaning and Play of Senet, an Ancient Egyptian Funerary Game. Belmont, MA: Kirk Game Company.
, Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.913
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
Date 1479-01-01BCE - 1391-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 bord, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board from Tomb of Kha at Deir el-Medina. Hieroglyphs in squares 26-29. In Turin Egyptian Museum 8451. Piccione 1990: 408-409; Piccione 1984: 176, 178; Pusch 1979: 233-238; Schiaparelli 1927: 175-177.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Schiaparelli, E. 1927. Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica Italiana in Egitto II. Turin.
Id DLP.Evidence.914
Type Artifact
Location 25°43'7.80"N, 32°39'26.17"E
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 0525-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board found in the destruction layer of the Treasury of Thutmose I at Karnak. Luxor museum KN A2675. Piccione 1990: 421-422; Piccione 1984: 175; Jacquet 1983: 92.
Confidence 100
Source Jacquet, J. 1983. Le trésor de Thoutmosis Ier. Cairo: Institut Français d'Archeeologie Orientale., Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
Id DLP.Evidence.915
Type Artifact
Location 29°50'59.34"N, 31°13'0.04"E
Date 1290-01-01BCE - 1279-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 26-30.
Content Senet game board from Tomb of Kha at Saqqara. Egyptian Museum Cairo CGC 68.001/JdE39925. Piccione 1990: 422-423; Needler 1953: 74; Piccione 1984:176; Pusch 1979: 299-302; Quibell 1909: 114, pl. 58-59; Schiaparelli 1927: 175-177.
Confidence 100
Source Needler, W. 1953. A thirty-square draught board in the Royal Ontario Museum. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 39: 60–75.
, Piccione, P. 1984. 'Review of Das Senet-Brettpiel im alten Ägypten.' Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 70: 172–180., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
, Quibbell, J. 1909. Excavations at Saqqara (1907–1908). Cairo: IFAO.
, Schiaparelli, E. 1927. Relazione sui lavori della missione archeologica Italiana in Egitto II. Turin.
Id DLP.Evidence.916
Type Artifact
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 1292-01-01BCE - 1077-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board, markings in squares 6, 15, 26, 30.
Content Senet board of unknown provenience. Egyptian Museum Cairo JdE 88006. Hieroglyphs in squares 6, 15, 26, 30. Other spaces are eroded. Piccione 1990: 428; Pusch 1979: 352-353.
Confidence 100
Source Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.917
Type Artifact
Location 29°34'22.95"N, 31°13'27.73"E
Date 1189-01-01BCE - 1077-12-31BCE
Rules 3x10 board.
Content Senet game board from Tomb 460 at Lisht. Metropolitan Museum of Art MMA 15.3.603. Piccione 1990: 428-429; Hayes 1959: 404; Pusch 1979: 306.
Confidence 100
Source Hayes, W.C. 1959. The Scepter of Egypt. Volume 2. New York.
, Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
, Pusch, E. 1979. Das Senet-Brettspiel im Alten Ägypten. Munich: Deutsche Kunstverlag.
Id DLP.Evidence.1415
Type Artifact
Location 30° 1'55.75"N, 31° 4'31.13"E
Date 2970-01-01BCE - 2930-12-31BCE
Rules At least 25 squares, with marked squares: 4 casting sticks, two casting sticks, palm tree.
Content Fragmentary Senet game board from Tomb M1 at Abu Rawash, Egypt. 25 ivory squares, three are marked: one with four casting sticks, one with two casting sticks, and one with a palm tree. Dated to the reign of Pharaoh Den. Montet 1938: pl. 15; Piccione 1990: 382-383.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Source Montet,P. 1938. "Tombeaux de la Ire et de la IVe Dynasties à Abou Rouach." Kemi 7: 11-69., Piccione, P. 1990. The Historical Development of the Game of Senet and its significance for Egyptian Religion. Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.
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