 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1837 - 516 sidor
...draughts. Bent Hassan and Thebes towards those of his opponent ; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or a diagonal line, there...game of draughts, the men being mixed together on the board.t It was an amusement common in the houses of * Vide Jul. Pollux, Onom. ix. 7. on a game of tessera... | |
 | 1841 - 282 sidor
...piece towards those of his opponent; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or diagonal line, there is reason to believe they could...amusement common in the houses of the lower classes, and in the mansions of the rich ; and King Remeses is himself pourtrayed on the walls of his palace... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - 1845 - 376 sidor
...piece towards those of his opponent; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or diagonal line, there is reason to believe they could...together on the board. " It was an amusement common hi the houses of the lower classes, and in the mansions of the rich ; and King Remeses is himself pourtrayed... | |
 | sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 456 sidor
...m I" ri Game of draughts. Beni Hassan and Thebes. his opponent ; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or a diagonal line, there...classes, as in the mansions of the rich ; and king Remeses is himself portrayed on the walls of his palace at Thebes, engaged in the game of draughts... | |
 | Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 448 sidor
...EGYPTIANS. G«me of draughts. Seni Hassan and Thebes. his opponent ; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or a diagonal line, there...classes, as in the mansions of the rich ; and king Bemeses is himself portrayed on the walls of his palace at Thebes, engaged in the game of draughts... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1854 - 444 sidor
...Hassan and Thebes. of his opponent; but though, we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or diagonal line, there is reason to believe they could...classes, as in the mansions of the rich; and King Remeses is himself portrayed on the walls of his palace at Thebes, engaged in the game of draughts... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - 1860 - 398 sidor
...piece towards those of his opponent ; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or diagonal line, there is reason to believe they could...amusement common in the houses of the lower classes, and in the mansions of the rich ; and King Rameses is himself pourtrayed on the walls of his palace... | |
 | Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1874 - 450 sidor
...Ill n Game of draughts. JBeni Hassan and Thebes. his opponent ; but though we are unable to say if this was done in a direct or a diagonal line, there...classes, as in the mansions of the rich ; and king Remeses is himself portrayed on the walls of his palace at Thebes, engaged in the game of draughts... | |
 | Sir John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 552 sidor
...done in a direct or a diagonal line, there is No. 319. Game of draughts. Ben i- Hassan and Thebes. reason to believe they could not take backwards, as...game of draughts, the men being mixed together on the board.2 [The board of the game was called ""*" •^-^-, or *"""" i"^\. sent; and a small box with draughtmen,... | |
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878 - 562 sidor
...analogous to the game of draughts, the invention of which Plato1 says was attributed to Thoth.— SB] It was an amusement common in the houses of the lower classes and in the mansions of the rich ; and king Rameses is himself portrayed on the walls of his palace... | |
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... diagonal line, there is reason to believe they could not take backwards as in the Polish game of draughts, the men being mixed together on the board. It was an amusement common in the houses of the lower classes, as in the mansions of the rich; and... 
