Ancient Egyptians at Play : Board Games across Borders /: Board Games across Borders. (2016 copyright 2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Walter Crist, Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi, Alex de Voogt.
• Authors: Crist, Walter; Dunn-Vaturi, Anne-Elizabeth; Voogt, Alexander J. de
• 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.
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (224 pages)
• Subjects: 794/.0932; Board games; Board games -- Egypt -- History; Divination -- Egypt -- History; History -- Ancient -- Egypt; Games -- Board; History -- Middle East -- Egypt; Egyptian archaeology / Egyptology; Egypt -- Antiquities; Egypt -- Social life and customs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781474221191
• Related ISBNs: 147422119X
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.