Tutankhamun's Senet Board Game, AUTHENTIC hieroglyphics, based on original artifact! Howard Carter Tomb Find. Ancient Egyptian Game.

This is a recreation of the Ancient Egyptian game of Senet. This is considered by many to be the first board game and dates back more than 5,000 years! The marking (hieroglyphics) on this game are an exact recreation of the markings found on one of the Senet boards discovered by Howard Carter in 1922 in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the famous "Boy King" of Ancient Egypt. There were FOUR Senet boards in the tomb, demonstrating that Senet was clearly the favorite pastime of the young Ruler.

This game was designed here in my small shop and built by me alone, by hand. I am the only shop that sells this particular design of Senet and the only one that I know of that took considerable time to make sure that all of the markings are authentic and genuine to the originals.

This Senet board features something else that the ones in the Tomb had. If you turn the board box over there is a second game on the underside. Known as Aseb, this game was often found on the underside of Senet boards and likely was played much the same. The instructions for Senet are engraved on the game board carriage so that you are never without the rules. Take a look at the photos for more detail. The instructions for Aseb will come printed with the order.

The board measures 12" x 3.5" x 4" and comes complete with a sent of beautiful translucent pawns, authentic in size and shape to the originals, as well as Egyptian Casting Sticks, used as dice for the game.

This game is fun and easy to learn, can be quite strategic and has a sense of history that no other game has. Play the favorite game of the Pharoah's of Ancient Egypt!