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Evidence for Parallel Connections

5 pieces of evidence found.

Id DLP.Evidence.571
Type Artifact
Game 58 Holes
Location 29°12'26.03"N, 30°58'22.45"E
Date 2000-01-01BCE - 1801-12-31BCE
Rules 59 spaces arranged in an arc around two parallel lines of spaces, spaces 6 and 20, 8 and 10 are connected, 15, 25, and 30 are marked.
Content 58 Holes game board from El-Lahun. Petrie 1890: 30, pl. 16; Petrie and Brunton 1924: 7, 12, pl.XXI, XXII; Petrie 1927: pl.XLVIII, 176; Gadd 1934: 46; Drioton 1940: 179ff; Decker & Herb 1994: 685.
Confidence 100
Source Petrie, W.M.F. 1890. Kahun, Gurob, and Hawara. London: Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. , Petrie, W. and G. Brunton. 1924 Sedment I. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt., Petrie, W.M.F. 1927. Objects of Daily Use. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt. , Gadd, C. 1934. 'An Egyptian Game in Assyria.' Iraq 1: 45–50., Drioton, E. 1940. 'Un ancien jeu copte.' Bulletin de la société d'archéologia copte 6, Decker, W. and M. Herb. 1994. Bildatlas zum Sport im Alten Ägypten Corpus der Bildlichen Quellen zu Liebesübungen, Spiel, Jagd, Tanz, und Verwandten Themen. Leiden: Brill.

Id DLP.Evidence.572
Type Artifact
Game 58 Holes
Location 29° 8'31.75"N, 30°54'5.98"E
Date 2100-01-01BCE - 1901-12-31BCE
Rules 61 spaces arranged in an arc around two parallel lines of spaces, spaces 6 and 20, 8 and 10 connected, 15 marked.
Content 58 Holes game board found in a tomb at Sedment. Petrie & Brunton 1924 7-8, pls. XXI-XXII; Gadd 1934; Drioton 1940: 179ff; Ellis and Buchanan 1966: 193; Decker and Herb 1994: 683ff.
Confidence 100
Source Petrie, W. and G. Brunton. 1924 Sedment I. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt., Gadd, C. 1934. 'An Egyptian Game in Assyria.' Iraq 1: 45–50., Drioton, E. 1940. 'Un ancien jeu copte.' Bulletin de la société d'archéologia copte 6, Decker, W. and M. Herb. 1994. Bildatlas zum Sport im Alten Ägypten Corpus der Bildlichen Quellen zu Liebesübungen, Spiel, Jagd, Tanz, und Verwandten Themen. Leiden: Brill. , Ellis, R. and B. Buchanan. 1966. 'An Old Babylonian Game Board with Sculptured Decoration.' Journal of Near Eastern Studies 25(3): 192–201.

Id DLP.Evidence.573
Type Artifact
Game 58 Holes
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 1900-01-01BCE - 1801-12-31BCE
Rules 59 spaces arranged in an arc around two parallel lines of spaces, spaces 6 and 20, 8 and 10 are connected, 15, 25, and 30 are marked.
Content 58 Holes game board found in a tomb at Thebes. Carnavon & Carter 1912: 58, pl. L; Petrie & Brunton 1924: 7, 12, pl. XXI, XXII; Gadd 1934: 45; Drioton 1940: 179ff; Hayes 1935: 250 fig. 160; Vandier 1964: 508f fig. 227 pl.XXV; Decker and Herb 1994: 683ff.
Confidence 100
Source Carnarvon, Earl of and H. Carter. 1912. Five Years’ Exploration at Thebes. London: Oxford University Press. , Hayes, W. 1935. The Scepter of Egypt I. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art., Vandier, J. 1964. Manuel d'archéologie égyptienne, 4: bas-reliefs et peintures, scènes de la vie quotidienne. Paris: Editions A. et J. Picard et Compagnie., Decker, W. and M. Herb. 1994. Bildatlas zum Sport im Alten Ägypten Corpus der Bildlichen Quellen zu Liebesübungen, Spiel, Jagd, Tanz, und Verwandten Themen. Leiden: Brill.

Id DLP.Evidence.574
Type Artifact
Game 58 Holes
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
Date 2100-01-01BCE - 1901-12-31BCE
Rules 61 spaces arranged in an arc around two parallel lines of spaces, spaces 6 and 20, 8 and 10 connected, 15 marked.
Content 58 Holes game board found in a tomb at Thebes. Winlock 1928: 10, fig. 10; Winlock 1942: pl.36; Gadd 1934: 45; Drioton 1940: 179ff Ellis 1966: 193 Decker and Herb 1994: 684.
Confidence 100
Source Winlock, H. 1928. 'The Egyptian Expedition 1925–1927: The Museum's Excavations at Thebes.' The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 23(2): 3–58., Winlock, H. 1942. Excavations at Deir El-Bahri: 1911–1931. New York: Macmillan., Ellis, R. and B. Buchanan. 1966. 'An Old Babylonian Game Board with Sculptured Decoration.' Journal of Near Eastern Studies 25(3): 192–201., Gadd, C. 1934. 'An Egyptian Game in Assyria.' Iraq 1: 45–50., Drioton, E. 1940. 'Un ancien jeu copte.' Bulletin de la société d'archéologia copte 6, Decker, W. and M. Herb. 1994. Bildatlas zum Sport im Alten Ägypten Corpus der Bildlichen Quellen zu Liebesübungen, Spiel, Jagd, Tanz, und Verwandten Themen. Leiden: Brill.

Id DLP.Evidence.577
Type Artifact
Game 58 Holes
Location Ancient Egypt
Date 2200-01-01BCE - 1901-12-31BCE
Rules 59 spaces arranged in an arc around two parallel lines of spaces, spaces 6 and 20, 8 and 10 connected, 15, 25, 30 marked.
Content Unprovenienced 58 Holes game board from Egypt. Petrie & Brunton 1924: 8, pl. XXII, 12; Gadd 1934: 46; Drioton 1940: 179ff; Ellis 1966: 193; Decker and Herb 1994: 685.
Confidence 100
Source Ellis, R. and B. Buchanan. 1966. 'An Old Babylonian Game Board with Sculptured Decoration.' Journal of Near Eastern Studies 25(3): 192–201., Petrie, W. and G. Brunton. 1924 Sedment I. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt., Gadd, C. 1934. 'An Egyptian Game in Assyria.' Iraq 1: 45–50., Drioton, E. 1940. 'Un ancien jeu copte.' Bulletin de la société d'archéologia copte 6

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