Mehen (game)
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.
Mehen game with game stones, from Abydos, Egypt, 3000 BC, Neues Museum | |
| Years active | dating from approximately 3000 BC and continues until the end of the Old Kingdom, around 2300 BC |
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| Genres | Board game |
| Players | unknown |
| Playing time | unknown |
| Mehen in hieroglyphs | ||||
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mḥn | ||||
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