Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Senet an egyptian game

I finished a new piece for my Egyptian collection. An antique game board  called senet.

 
The Egyptians believed that the decease had to be a successful player at that game to win a passage to the other world, in order to live eternally in the kingdom of Osiris. Senet boards were often placed or depicted in the tomb, they were useful help in the dangerous journey through the Afterlife.
The Senet gameboard has 30 squares, three rows of ten, and two sets of 5 pawns. There are 4 sticks with one marked side. The original Egyptian rules are still unknown, we can only guess....


Je viens de terminer une nouvelle pièce pour le collection égyptienne du Cabinet de Curiosités : un jeu de Senet.
Les Egyptiens croyaient que le défunt devait jouer, et gagner, à ce jeu pour assurer le passage vers la vie éternelle et le séjour dans le Royaume d'Osiris. Les jeux de Senet étaient souvent placés dans les tombes, ou représentés sur leurs parois, afin de faciliter le dangereux voyage du mort dans l'Au-delà.
Le jeu comportait 30 cases, réparties en 3 rangées de 10, et 2 jeux de 5 pions. Il y avait également 4 bâtonnets servant de dés. Les règles originales sont malheureusement inconnues, on ne peut que faire des suppositions....


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8 comments:

  1. Ilona10 March 2015 at 19:16

    You've made a special miniature game, Dominique, it looks wonderful and interesting. I've never heard about it, so I'll look it up in the wikipedia for more information about it. Thank you for sharing.
    I like all of your special miniature curiosities, which you've gathered for your cabinet. And everything you can tell us about it, is very informative for me :)!
    All curiosities in your miniature cabinet are wonderful.
    Wishing you a nice week.
    Ilona

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  2. shannonc6010 March 2015 at 20:01

    Wow, what a fascinating post Dominique! A great addition to your home! Thanks for enlightening me.

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  3. elizabeth s10 March 2015 at 23:10

    I love these extra little details that you have discovered which add another interesting layer to your doll's house. This Egyptian Senet game and all of the playing pieces plus the grid on the board, took some research before scaling it down to size, but your finished work now looks as ancient as your mummy, and fills up the display shelf Beautifully.:))

    elizabeth

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  4. jean-claude11 March 2015 at 09:01

    Ce monde ancien est si mystérieux, bravo pour l'avoir en partie ressuscité si joliment.

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  5. Catherine14 March 2015 at 19:21

    c'est un joli travail . je ne connaissais pas ce jeu . j 'aime l 'idée que ce cabinet se rempli petit à petit de trésors .
    cela nous permet à chaque fois d'admirer de nouveau les différentes pièces que tu as dans ta collection . mention spéciale pour les momies de chats.

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  6. Teruka15 March 2015 at 18:47

    the game looks wonderful! I love it
    Teruka

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  7. elvira16 March 2015 at 20:31

    Wonderful miniatures and blog ..!!
    Compliments ..!!
    Mini hugs,
    elvira

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  8. Last Alliance Studios26 March 2015 at 04:28

    Oooh, this is really nice! I don't have nearly enough Egyptian stuff in my curiosity cabinet so I might have to follow your lead!
    I really love the little metal figures on the shelf, especially the bird. (Ibis?)

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