Talking Pyramids

The BBC have an adventure game available to play online called “Death in Sakkara, an Egyptian Adventure”. Set in 1939 the game takes the player on a journey of intrigue, murder and mystery. You play the part of Journalist Charles Fox in the hunt for a missing archaeologist. A scene from ‘Death in Sakkara’ Play [...]

An ancient tomb complex has just been discovered in the Umm el-Ga’ab area near the necropolis of Abydos in what appears to be a royal burial dating back to the Old Kingdom. Details of the discovery are scant at the moment but MENA news agency reported that the team “has found what could be a [...]

Here’s a practical exercise for you to do at home. A great weekend activity for the kids. I remember when I was about five my Dad helped me make a model pyramid out of paper. I’ve got a few different methods of making a paper pyramid for you. Click on each of the images for [...]

For the final post in the series on Ancient Egyptian Games I’ve collected a bunch of games that can be played online and put them all together here on one page. Looking for more games? I’ve started a blog called Ancient Egyptian Games that features many games with an Ancient Egyptian theme including a selection [...]

The ancient Egyptian game of Aseb, also known as ‘The Twenty Squares game’ is one of the oldest known games dating back to about 3000 BC. Boards from the 17th Dynasty have been found, evidence that the game was played for thousands of years. It is sometimes found on the underside of Senet boards and [...]

Faulkner’s Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian gives the translation of the word ‘Mehen’ as literally meaning “coil” and is used in reference to the goddess Mehen, or ‘Coiled One’, and also the board game called Mehen. Mehen was a serpent god who’s coils encircled and protected Afu-Ra’s shrine. I am this one who escaped from [...]

Hounds and Jackals is a bit like Senet but instead of moving pieces on a board like Senet, the players plug hound-headed and jackal-headed pegs into holes in the board. Thought to be the origin of the modern game of Snakes & Ladders, Hounds and Jackals was also known as the ‘Game of 58 Holes’ [...]