Ancient Egyptians at Play : Board Games across Borders /
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Group Author: | ; |
Published: |
Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Series: |
Bloomsbury Egyptology
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Carrier Form: | xiv, 211 pages : illustrations, maps, form ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-193) and indexes. |
ISBN: |
9781474221177 (paperback : alkaline paper) : 1474221173 (paperback : alkaline paper) 9781474221184 (hardback : alkaline paper) 1474221181 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
Index Number: | DT62 |
CLC: |
K884.11 G891-094.11 |
Call Number: | G891-094.11/C933 |
Contents: | 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. |