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a pair of pegs along the route. It is thought to have been invented in Egypt about 2200 BC, and flourished during the Middle Kingdom but died out in Egypt after that, about 1650 BC. About the end of the 3rd millennium BC, Dogs and Jackals spread into Mesopotamia and maintained its popularity there until well into the first millennium BC. Because of the element of luck in the game, it was believed that a successful player

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  • a pair of pegs along the route. It is thought to have been invented in Egypt about 2200 BC, and flourished during the Middle Kingdom but died out in Egypt after that, about 1650 BC. About the end of the 3rd millennium BC, Dogs and Jackals spread into Mesopotamia and maintained its popularity there until well into the first millennium BC. Because of the element of luck in the game, it was believed that a successful player
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  • a pair of pegs along the route. It is thought to have been invented in Egypt about 2200 BC, and flourished during the Middle Kingdom but died out in Egypt after that, about 1650 BC. About the end of the 3rd millennium BC, Dogs and Jackals spread into Mesopotamia and maintained its popularity there until well into the first millennium BC. Because of the element of luck in the game, it was believed that a successful player was under the protection of the Gods. Some texts reference the deceased playing Dogs and Jackals against an 'invisible opponent (thought to be his Ka), in order to reach the ' safely. Consequently, the game was often placed in the grave alongside other useful objects for the dangerous journey through the Duat. From a funerary text from the 12th Dynasty: "My game pieces are made to endure in the embalming chamber. I have full complement throughout the embalming chamber. My seven pieces are indeed winners. My fingers are like the jackals who tow the solar barque. . . I grasp my opponent's pieces and pitch him into the water, so that he drowns together with his pieces."
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