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The Royal Game of Ur, as exhibited in the British Museum, London. Early Dynastic III, about 2600 BC.
Game boards of this type were found in at least six royal graves at Ur. They are made of wood, inlaid with carnelian, shell, and lapis lazuli (which was the most precious mineral at the time).
This game was played all across the Ancient Near East for about 3000 years.
Game boards of this type were found in at least six royal graves at Ur. They are made of wood, inlaid with carnelian, shell, and lapis lazuli (which was the most precious mineral at the time).
This game was played all across the Ancient Near East for about 3000 years.
Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben. Original illustration by Jan van der Crabben (Photographer).
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