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So what game did Jean Lecomte de Noüy think Ramses played in his harem when he painted this in 1885?

Michael Kleber

@jducoeur Hey Justin, does this board game look at all familiar to you?

@Log3overLog2 I don't know ancient games as well as medieval / renaissance ones, but my off-the-cuff guess would be that he was thinking of Senet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senet

Also - hi! Good to see you here. Hope things are going well?

en.wikipedia.orgSenet - Wikipedia