Post by c***@gmail.comDoes anyone know where I could find a high-quality senet board/box?
Something substantial, nicely made, or ever antique? Looking for a
nice gift for a friend that would appreciate it!
Any help would be appreciated... else it is some flimsy repro or I'm
resigned to making it myself. Thanks!
There's quite a number of sources for the wooden (and best made)
version of the Senet games.
Try:
http://www.shop-com.co.uk/amos/cc/main/prod/act/39072293%2C51797511/ccsyn/261
which refers to
http://www.etoys.com/genProduct.html/PID/4741975/ctid/17?cpncode=11-25273535-2&srccode=cii_0
There's also these sources for the wooden version of Senet:
http://www.unclesgames.com/product_info.php?products_id=4985&ref=29&affiliate_banner_id=1
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2473372
http://store.cherrygames.com/104325.html
http://www.boardgames.com/senat.html
There's also a downloadable software version, with purchase of the
software:
http://snipurl.com/1eyrn
You can also find Timothy Kimball's famous 1978 version of the game on
an elaborate cardboard game board at
http://www.playitagaingames.com/product_info.php?products_id=567
There are a number of rules and meaning to the game of Senet, as the
ancient Egyptians had more than one way to play this game. If your
friend is so inclined, he/she may also wish to purchase Peter
Piccione's book on Senet, called _Senet, Gaming With the Gods_, which
should be published shortly (2007). Be aware this is a very scholarly
review of the game, as it formed the basis of Piccione's PhD.
dissertation, as I recall. See, on Piccione's research projects on
ancient Egyptian games, <http://www.cofc.edu/~piccione/>
I hope this assists.
Regards --
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Katherine Griffis-Greenberg, MA (Lon)
Member, International Association of Egyptologists
American Research Center in Egypt, SSEA, ASOR
Oriental Institute
Oriental Studies Doctoral Program [Egyptology]
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
http://www.griffis-consulting.com