Homework help please for Hounds and Jackals

[d***@gmail.com]

Greetings all. I am hoping that someone may be able to help my son
with an assignment for school. He is 11 and has to do a report on
ancient Egyptian games... specifically, Hounds and Jackals. I have
found some information on the game, ie... Layout, proposed rules, what
the game pieces looked like. He is expected to also explain the
symbology behind the game. I can't find that info anywhere. What do
the playing pieces (Hounds and Jackals) symbolize? Is the Jackal the
symbol of the God Anubis? What did Anubis represent? What about the
Hounds? Did the game represent a journey of some sort? I know... a lot
of questions, but I really would be greatly appreciative for any help
that anyone can give my son.

We will be making an actual game board for his presentation based on
the photos of old boards we have seen. I have no idea what we are
going to use for the pieces however. Any suggestions in that respect
would be great! Thanks in advance for any help you good people can
give.

Take care.

[JTEM]

Post by d***@gmail.com
Greetings all. I am hoping that someone may be able to
help my son with an assignment for school. He is 11
and has to do a report on ancient Egyptian games...
specifically, Hounds and Jackals. I have found some
information on the game, ie... Layout, proposed rules,
what the game pieces looked like.

You can play it online if you want, and you have flash
installed. Or, more accurately, you can play what amounts
to a modrn guess at the game:

http://www.clevelandart.org/kids/egypt/houndjacks.html

You can download a different version here:

http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/houndsja.htm

There version of the rules can be found here:

http://www.xmission.com/~psneeley/Shareware/helpfiles.htm

A little background here, but it includes a link to yet another
set of rules:

http://tinyurl.com/37v6sx

My best advice to you is, as you surf, take note of any books
or authors mentioned. You can then look for them in your
local library.