Game

See the game 58 Holes for more details.

Period(s)

Ancient

Region(s)

Southern Asia, Western Asia

Summary

Certain holes are marked.

Description

Boards have markings on certain holes.

Rules

Holes 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25 can be marked.

Concepts

Browse all concepts for Marked Holes here.

Reference

Finkel 2020.

Other Rulesets

Suggested rulesets
Carnarvon and Carter Proposed by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter.
Carter Unmarked Carter rules on Unmarked Board,
Carter Marked Holes Carter rules on Marked board.
Carter Crossover 1 Carter rules on the Crossover 1 board.
Carter Crossover 2 Carter rules on the Crossover 2 board.
Carter Crossover 3 Carter rules on the Crossover 3 board.
Carter Crossover 4 Carter rules on Crossover 4 board.
Tab Unmarked Rules for Tab on an Unmarked board.
Tab Marked (Throw) Tab rules on the Marked board.
Tab Marked (Safe) Tab rules on the marked board. Marks are safe spaces.
Tab Parallel Connections Tab rules on the Parallel Connections board.
Tab Crosssover 1 Tab rules on the Crossover 1 board.
Tab Crossover 2 Tab rules on the Crossover 2 board.
Tab Crossover 3 Tab rules on the Crossover 3 board.
Tab Crossover 4 Tab rules on the Crossover 4 board.
Carter Marked Holes D6 Crter marked rules with a D6
Carnarvon and Carter D6 Carnarvon and Carter rules with a D6.
Carter Unmarked D6 Carter unmarked rules with D6.
Carter Crossover 1 D6 Using D6.
Carter Crossover 2 D6 Carter Crossover 2 with D6.
Carter Crossover 3 D6 CArter Crossover 3 with D6.
Carter Crossover 4 D6 Carter Crossover 4 with D6.
Carter Crossover 5 Carter and Carnarvon Rules on the Crossover 5 board.
Tab Crossover 5 Tab Rules on the Crossover 5 board.
Carter Crossover 5 D6 Carter rules on the Crossover 5 board with a D6.
Carter and Carnarvon D4 Carter's rules with a D4.
Carter Unmarked D4 Carter Unmarked rules with D4.
Carter Crossover 1 D4 Carter rules on Crossover 1 board with D4.
Carter Crossover 2 D4 Carter rules on Crossover 2 board with D4.
Carter Crossover 3 D4 Carter rules on Crossover 2 board with D4.
Carter Crossover 4 D4 Carter rules on Crossover 4 board with D4.
Carter Crossover 5 D4 Carter rules on Crossover 5 board with D4.
Carter Marked Holes D4 Carter rules on the Marked Holes board with D4.
Tab Unmarked D4 Tab rules on Unmarked board with D4.
Tab Marked (Throw) D4 Tab rules on Marked board with D4.
Tab Marked (Safe) D4 Tab rules on Marked board with D4.
Tab Parallel Connections D4 Tab rules on Egyptian boards with D4.
Tab Crossover 1 D4 Tab rules on Crossover 1 Board with D4.
Tab Crossover 2 D4 Tab rules on Crossover 2 board with D4.
Tab Crossover 3 D4 Tab rules on Crossover 3 board with D4.
Tab Crossover 4 D4 Tab rules on Crossover 4 board with D4.
Tab Crossover 5 D4 Tab rules on Crossover 5 board with D4.
Tab Unmarked D6 Tab rules on Unmarked board with D6.
Tab Marked (Throw) D6 Tab rules on MArked board with D6.
Tab Marked (Safe) D6 Tab rules on Marked board with D6.
Tab Parallel Connections D6 Tab on Parallel Connections boards with D6.
Tab Crossover 1 D6 Tab rules on Crossover 1 board with D6.
Tab Crossover 2 D6 Tab rules on Crossover 2 board with D6.
Tab Crossover 3 D6 Tab rules on Crossover 3 board with D6.
Tab Crossover 4 D6 Tab rules on Crossover 4 board with D6.
Tab Crossover 5 D6 Tab rules on Crossover 5 board with D6.
Parallel Connections Boards have lines which connect holes in the same track. do not connect tracks on the board
Unmarked Boards have no markings.
Crossover 1 Simple version with lines crossing between tracks.
Crossover 2 Crossover lines include the outer arc.
Crossover 3 Crossover board with more connections between the central lines and the outer arc.
Crossover 4 Most complex crossover board.
Labyrinth 58 holes with a "labyrinth" of extra holes around the goal.

Origin

Southwest Asia or Egypt

Evidence Map

25 pieces of evidence in total. Browse all evidence for Marked Holes here.

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Evidence category: All Artifact Art Text Ethnography

Evidence coloured based on: Age None

Map style: Streets OpenStreetMaps ArcGIS Topographique Voyager

Sources

Amiet, P. 1976. Les antiquités de Luristan. Paris: De brocard.

Becker, A. 1993. Uruk. Kleinfunde I, Stein. Mainz am Rhein: Philip von Zabern.

Bittel, K. 1937. Bogazköy, die kleinfunde der grabungen, 1906–1912. Leipzig: J.C. Hinrichs.

de Mecquenem, R. 1905. Offrandes de fondations du temple de Chouchinak. In J. de Morgan and G. Jeequier (eds), Mémoires de la Délégation en Perse VII. Paris: Recherches archéologiques, 61–130.)

Dunn-Vaturi, A.-E. 2012. 'Un jeu de 58 trous parmi les ivoires Pratt.' Histoire Antique et Médiévale HS 33: 62–67.

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.

Hill, H, T. Jacobsen, and P. Delougaz. 1990. Old Babylonian Public Buildings in the Diyala Region. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Klengel-Brandt, E. 1980. Spielbretter und Würfel aus Assur. Alt-Orientalische Forschungen 7, 119–126.

May, R. (ed.) 1991. Jouer dans l’antiquité. Marseille: Musées de Marseille.

McCown, D., R. Haines and R. Biggs. 1967. Nippur. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

Nassouhi, E. 1925. 'Un curieux monument néo-assyrien en marbre rouge veiné.' Révue d'assyriologie 22: 17–22.

Ozgüc, T. 1986. Kültepe-Kanesh II. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu Basımevi.

Petrie, W. and G. Brunton. 1924 Sedment I. London: British School of Archaeology in Egypt.

van Buren, E.D. 1937. A gaming-board from Tall Halaf. Iraq 4(1): 11–15.

Woolley, L. 1932. 'Excavations at Ur.' University of Pennsylvania Museum Journal 23(3): 193–248.

Identifiers

DLP.GameRulesets.1523

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