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Keywords: Egyptian - "Senet" Board - Walters 48408 - Back.jpg Egyptians enjoyed playing board games especially senet or passing During the 18th dynasty the game acquired religious significance which transformed it into a simulation of the soul's journey through the underworld to achieve immortality Throw sticks much like dice determined a player's moves and winning required both skill and luck This senet game board of 30 squares required 14 game pieces like these spool- and cone-shaped pieces between 1307 1070 BC New Kingdom Egyptian faience with glaze cm 26 5 9 1 accession number 48 408 1369 Rev William MacGregor Collection Sale Sotheby's London 1922 no 263 Dikran Kelekian Paris and New York Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1923 Translation First of the Priests of Amun One who is in the place of the Temple of Amun-Ré an acolyte of Amun-Ré King of the gods Nesi-amun-ipet the Justified of Voice the gift of Amun himself place of origin Abydos present-day El Balyana Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian art in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian faience in the Walters Art Museum Senet board game Works of the Egyptian New Kingdom
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