Mehen (game)

Mehen
Mehen game with game stones, from Abydos, Egypt, 3000 BC, Neues Museum
Years activedating from approximately 3000 BC and continues until the end of the Old Kingdom, around 2300 BC
GenresBoard game
Playersunknown
Playing timeunknown
Mehen in hieroglyphs

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Mehen is a board game which was played in ancient Egypt. The game was named in reference to Mehen, a snake deity in ancient Egyptian religion.

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