ISBN:
9781474221184
,
9781474221177
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
xiv, 211 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
24 cm
Serie:
Bloomsbury Egyptology
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als Crist, Walter Ancient Egyptians at play
DDC:
794/.0932
Schlagwort(e):
Board games History
;
Divination History
;
Egypt Social life and customs
;
Egypt Antiquities
;
Ägypten
;
Brettspiel
Kurzfassung:
Ancient Egyptians at play : an introduction -- Mehen and men : the first signs of Egyptian board games -- Senet across borders -- The game of twenty : a foreign acquisition -- The game of hounds and jackals : from Thebes to Susa -- Roman board games crossing the borders of Egypt -- Arab and Ottoman invaders scratching the surface -- The role of board games in understanding the ancient world
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Ancient Egyptians at play : an introductionMehen and men : the first signs of Egyptian board games -- Senet across borders -- The game of twenty : a foreign acquisition -- The game of hounds and jackals : from Thebes to Susa -- Roman board games crossing the borders of Egypt -- Arab and Ottoman invaders scratching the surface -- The role of board games in understanding the ancient world.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
