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Senet

Senet: photograph by Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Photo: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, No restrictions, source on Wikimedia Commons

Ancient Egyptian track race using throw sticks; reconstructed rules, strong museum-icon status.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Egypt.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of River Valleys and First Cities (about 3000 to 1000 BCE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Africa: Nile and the Horn.

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