The “Sint” game at the National Museum of Civilization.. has religious symbolism and resembles a snake and a ladder
Amman Today
publish date 1970-01-01 03:00:00
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization includes many artifacts that testify to the civilization of our ancestors, which still reveal themselves and their secrets that have made them so far attractive to the world, who are keen from time to time to see them in various Egyptian museums and temples.
The museum includes one of the games of the ancient Egyptians, which the museum described in the sign below as similar to the game of snakes and ladders, and some describe it as similar to chess, and some also believe that it is the origin of the game of chess.
cent game
The cent game is one of the most important and popular games in ancient Egypt, as indicated by the museum’s banner, which confirmed that the game was very popular among Egyptians until the end of the Greco-Roman era.
The sign posted at the game
The museum’s sign also indicated in the photo taken by the “Seventh Day” lens, during its tour of the museum, that the game had great religious symbolism, as it was believed that it helps a person to overcome the obstacles he faces in the other world.
The history of the game, which is located in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, as written on the sign, dates back to the New Kingdom – the Nineteenth Dynasty.
the game
The game in the museum consists of two seats in the middle of which is a rectangular board said to be made of various materials of “wood and stone”, divided into squares and similar to a game of chess.
And the ancient Egyptians were keen to depict it on the walls of their tombs, and among the most famous things that were found was made of gilded ebony covered with ivory and belonged to the golden king, “Tutankhamun”.
The piece of the “cent” game was able to dazzle the visitors of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, who were keen to watch it carefully and take memorial photos of it, and who also likened it to the modern game of chess, which is preferred by many people.
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