Senet
Senet is a game of luck and chance that was popular throughout Egyptian history. There are many wall paintings in tombs depicting the deceased playing senet, as well as elaborate senet boards provided within the tomb treasure for the deceased's use in the afterlife. Boards played on by the living have also been discovered, though there has never been a complete list of the rules ever found, leaving them open to interpretation.
While the game is commonly associated with the journey into Duat (the Afterlife) and the game is thought to reflect the journey, that only became the case in newer dynasties. During the Old Kingdom, senet was a secular game played for fun.
There are many similarities between senet and backgammon.
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