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Mar. '12

battle-studies: kemetically-ankhtified: Black History Month fact #13 The Game of Chess originates in Africa. In Kemet, games were part of spiritual life. Their most popular game was Senat in which counters, or markers, were moved around a game board. Winning the game came by one player removing all of his/her pieces before the opponent did (Hawass,Tutankhamun, p235). It symbolizes the struggle between good and evil as well as stands for rebirth and resurrection. A wall painting on the tomb of the Egyptian queen Nefretari, wife of Ramses II (1304-1237 BC), shows her playing Senat^. The game Senat originates from the Ethiopian game of Senterej. Dr. René Gralla has done an interesting piece on a version of chess called “Senterej” which originates in ancient Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Gralla contends: Historians and experts in cultural studies always look towards India, Persia and Arabia – and some even turn to China, more recently – when they search for the origins of chess. But with regard to Africa it is a sobering fact that up to now the science of chess has stubbornly ignored that continent which is the cradle of mankind. I’m sorry world.

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kemetically-ankhtified:

Black History Month fact #13

The Game of Chess originates in Africa.

In Kemet, games were part of spiritual life. Their most popular game was Senat in which counters, or markers, were moved around a game board. Winning the game came by one player removing all of his/her pieces before the opponent did (Hawass,Tutankhamun, p235). It symbolizes the struggle between good and evil as well as stands for rebirth and resurrection. A wall painting on the tomb of the Egyptian queen Nefretari, wife of Ramses II (1304-1237 BC), shows her playing Senat^.

The game Senat originates from the Ethiopian game of Senterej. Dr. René Gralla has done an interesting piece on a version of chess called “Senterej” which originates in ancient Abyssinia (Ethiopia). Gralla contends:

Historians and experts in cultural studies always look towards India, Persia and Arabia – and some even turn to China, more recently – when they search for the origins of chess. But with regard to Africa it is a sobering fact that up to now the science of chess has stubbornly ignored that continent which is the cradle of mankind.

I’m sorry world.

(Source: kemetically-afrolatino)

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