Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
sennet .
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- noun An Ancient
Egyptian board game, probably played as a strategy game similar tochess orgo .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Chess was actually unknown to the Egyptians but they did play a similar sort of game they called senet, or 'hounds and jackals'.
Archive 2008-04-01 Hermes 2008
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The white handkerchiefs, the 'senet' (perfumery), the umbrella, and perhaps the hat, are kept.
Following the Equator — Part 1 Mark Twain 1872
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The white handkerchiefs, the 'senet' (perfumery), the umbrella, and perhaps the hat, are kept.
Following the Equator Mark Twain 1872
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A little note on Etruscan adjectives and case agreement 2010
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Piccione does a spectacular job on the linen folding ceremony in senet and senet cross references the Egyptian 30 day calendar - not to mention the way they regulated EVERYTHING according to the stars.
Archive 2008-02-01 Jan 2008
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Aside from the Indian "devi" we already know Hathor's menat necklace, menat offerings and the expository ritual framework of senet are conjoined in a way that suggest "chess".
Disagreement Behind the Scenes Jan 2008
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