Game-Boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tut’ankhamun

By (author) J. Tait

Book cover: Game-Boxes and Accessories from the Tomb of Tut’ankhamun

Extent: 86 pages

Publisher: Peeters Publishers

Subjects: Ancient Egypt

Series: Griffith Institute Publications

Series volume number: 7

Language: English

Hardback (Out of print)

(December 1982)

ISBN: 9780900416347

Price: $32.00

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This fascicle covers the gaming material found in the tomb, namely the gameboxes and the playing pieces, the sets of casting-sticks, and the knuckle-bones. The several items are fully described in the catalogue, with individual comments on matters of interest, and there is a general discussion concerning the method of play. The plates incorporate Burton’s original photographs, photographs made by the author, drawings of some construction details, and copies of all the inscriptions.


This fascicle covers the gaming material found in the tomb, namely the gameboxes and the playing pieces, the sets of casting-sticks, and the knuckle-bones. The several items are fully described in the catalogue, with individual comments on matters of interest, and there is a general discussion concerning the method of play. The plates incorporate Burton’s original photographs, photographs made by the author, drawings of some construction details, and copies of all the inscriptions.

  • By (author) J. Tait