Ancient Egyptian Games

Vincent on March 23, 2011

Remember Snakes & Ladders? Well, the ancient Egyptian game Mehen is nothing like that, though it does involve a snake.

Mehen was played very early in Egypt’s history. Evidence for the game has been found dating from the Predynastic Period to the Old Kingdom (about 2613-2160 BC) when it died out. There are some later depictions of the game being played in the Saite Period (about 685-525 BC) though these are considered remnants of an Old Kingdom art revival.

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The game board is in the shape of the coiled snake, Mehen. The body of the snake was sometimes divided into segments to create the individual game spaces, like the board pictured above. The first space was often shaped to resemble the head of a bird, and the last space was the snake’s head in the center of the board.

There were two different types of game pieces: feline figures and round balls.

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