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Evidence for Early New Kingdom Senet
12 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.21
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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 Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.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.24
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location 25°43'51.67"N, 32°35'49.20"E
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 Unpublished Phd Thesis, University of Chicago.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
Game Senet
Location 26°11'0.40"N, 31°55'21.50"E
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.27
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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.29
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location 25°43'40.96"N, 32°36'5.13"E
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
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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.32
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location 25°44'25.51"N, 32°36'5.33"E
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.37
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location 26°11'0.40"N, 31°55'21.50"E
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.46
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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
Game Senet
Location Ancient Egypt
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.67
Type Artifact
Game Senet
Location 30° 7'45.52"N, 31°18'28.48"E
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.
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