THE GAME OF SENET: History and How to Play

By the Power of Osiris!! From the depths of the Netherworld I bring you today one (if not the) oldest game known to date. Come delve into the fascinating history and mythology of Ancient Egypt and learn to play the game of Senet in under 5 minutes (go to timestamp 16:28)

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PLAY SENET ON BOARD GAME ARENA!
● https://en.boardgamearena.com/gamepan...

PUBLISHED RESOURCES
● Crist, W. et al. Ancient Egyptians at Play: Board Games Across Borders. Bloomsbury, 2016.
● Piccione, P., A. “In Search of the Meaning of Senet”. Archaeology 33, 1980, 55-58.
● Piccione, P., A. The historical development of the game of senet and its significance for Egyptian religion [Thesis]. The University of Chicago, 1990.
● Hart, G. The Routledge Dictionary of Egyptian Gods and Godesses. Routledge, 2005.
● Finkel, I. Ancient Board Games in Perspective. British Museum Press, 2007.

OTHER CLIPS USED IN THIS VIDEO

** The Egyptian Book of the Dead: A guidebook for the underworld - Tejal Gala **
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yv_M...
- TED-Ed

** The Mummy (1999) **

** The Instagrapher (Pexels Video-Footage) **
● https://www.pexels.com/@theinstagrapher

MUSIC

Track 1: Momia | Ancient Arabian Music | Ancient Egyptian Music
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVOLW...
- RKFM - Relaxing, Kicking, Feel Good Music

Track 2: Ancient Egyptian Music – Hathor
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldP1Q...
- Fantasy & World Music by the Fiechters

Track 3: Egyptian Music | Hieroglyphics | Relaxing Traditional Egyptian Music
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-Rh...
- Lantern - Lofi & Chill

Track 4: Ancient Egyptian Hammam Music
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWWWY...
- Music Vibration Sound

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:48 First sources of Senet
2:48 The Old Kingdom & The Middle Kingdom
3:58 The Egyptian Soul (Ba) - with an Egyptologist
6:03 Was Senet an spiritual game (yet)?
7:31 The New Kingdom
7:48 The Game Texts
9:09 Analyzing a fragment of The Great Game Text
12:25 What do the symbols in the board mean?
13:38 The End of Senet
15:24 Rules Disclaimer
16:28 How to Play Senet
19:54 Outro