But by the mid-13th century BC, Senet had evolved into a more religious ritual.
The oldest hieroglyph representing a Senet game dates to around 3500 BC. Dropping down again, pawns move from left to right along row 3 and eventually, off the board.Senet is a board game from predynastic and ancient Egypt, it is the earliest known record of a backgammon , checkers and chess like games.Square 15 is the House of Rebirth; square 26 is the House of Beauty; square 27 is the House of Water: square 28 is the House of the Three Truths; square 29 is the House of Two Truths; and square 30, the last, is the House of Horus, the Egyptian falcon-god and lord of the sky.